This is the information page about the shipwreck Phoenix 'a 46', the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 29.101 N,0 27.34 W (49.49575, -0.2880167)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Abbe garos
2. Agios spyridon (possibly)
3. Agnus dei
4. Aloa
5. Alynbank
6. Amsterdam
7. Barsac
8. Barsac
9. Chant 6
10. Chant 6
11. Chrisimas
12. Courbet
13. Creto (probably)
14. Cubana
15. Derrycunihy
16. Dinard (possibly)
17. Elswick park
18. Empire bittern
19. Empire rosebery
20. F 614
21. Fdt 216 (possibly)
22. Ferryhill
23. Flowergate (possibly)
24. Fort norfolk
25. Francois-xavier
26. Frederic
27. Georgios
28. Greif
29. Gros loulou
30. Harpagas (fore part)
31. Hm mgb 17
32. Hmms 8
33. Hms cato
34. Hms computator (probably)
35. Hms durban (possibly)
36. Hms fratton
37. Hms glen avon
38. Hms lawford (probably)
39. Hms lord austin (possibly)
40. Hms magic
41. Hms pylades
42. Ingman (possibly)
43. Innerton (possibly)
44. Jean lae patt
45. Jolie pluie de rose
46. Kong oscar 2
47. La caravelle
48. La kaline
49. La minette
50. Labous mor (possibly)
51. Lcg 1062
52. Lcg 1062 (possibly)
53. Le flibustier
54. Le nohic
55. Le tout petit (?le toupeti)
56. Lynghaug (possibly)
57. M 39 (possibly)
58. Magicien
59. Mere theresa
60. Modlin
61. Mulberry harbour b (remains of)
62. Njejos (possibly)
63. Northgate
64. Parkhaven
65. Parklaan (possibly)
66. Partridge
67. Pascal jeanne marie
68. Perceval
69. Phoenix 'a 46'
70. Phoenix unit
71. Pointe du hoc
72. Providencia
73. Ragna (possibly)
74. Reine mathilde
75. Reve des iles
76. Risque tout
77. Risque tout
78. Rolling stones
79. Saint freddy
80. Saltersgate
81. Samlong (or charles w eliot)
82. Scarface
83. Sebastel 2
84. Sirehei (possibly)
85. Svenner
86. Uss susan b anthony
87. Vas y molo
88. Vinlake (possibly)
89. Winha
90. Zeeland

 

Name: PHOENIX 'A 46'

Length 61 meter, width: 16.8 meter, tonnage 6000 ton

Cause: Part of 'mulberry harbour' used during invasion of france, june 1944.

Year of registration: 1979

Water depth above wreck: 32 meter, Height above seabed: 55 cm

Known since: 1979, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H4984/74 4.4.79 WK, LEAST DEPTH 19.7MTRS [10FMS 4FT], IN 492910N, 002727W. (FR NM 79 05 34).

- NM 974/79. 27.7.90 NOW SHOWN IN 492909N, 002716W ON FR 6927 [1985 EDN]). WK OF 'A 46' LOCATED IN 492909.4N, 002715.5W [EUR] [+/-20MTRS]. EXAM'D USING E/S AND SONAR IN 1983. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.7 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. HT 12.2MTRS ABOVE SEABED. (FR WK RECORDS NO.14590391). NC 2613. HH100/351/04 22.8.91 DIVED ON 31.7.91 IN 492902.5N, 002718W. POSN BY DECCA. POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS TWO MULBERRY SECTIONS. STANDS 13MTRS HIGH. ORIENTATED NE/SW. (M ROWLEY, 7.8.91). NCA. 16.5.07 LIES IN 4929.155N, 0027.257W [EUR]. LENGTH 100MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS, HT 12.MTRS. LIES 055/235 DEGS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 2007). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 27.12.12 [WGD] POSN: 4929.101N, 0027.340W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 29.101 N,0 27.34 W

 

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