This is the information page about the shipwreck Uss meredith, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 27.218 N,1 0.32 W (49.4349, -1.061)

 

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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. A 12
2. A1-38
3. A1-7
4. A2-61
5. A2-66
6. B1-72
7. B1-89
8. B1-90
9. B1-98
10. Bonne sainte rita
11. Capitaine cook
12. Chameau
13. Charles morgan
14. Cornucopia (possibly)
15. Credo du marin
16. Cubana
17. Dohe
18. Eden
19. Elsa
20. Empire broadsword
21. Frederic
22. Grand copaise
23. Hermod
24. Hms minster
25. Hms sesame (probably)
26. Julie
27. L'independant
28. L'otarie
29. La bajole
30. Laura c anderson (possibly)
31. Lct 232
32. Lct 244
33. Lct 524
34. Lct 777
35. Lct 967
36. Le flibustier
37. Le guillemot
38. Lst (possibly)
39. Lst 314
40. Lst 496
41. Lst 523
42. Marie henriette
43. Norfalk
44. Partridge
45. Plaston
46. Poussoir
47. Raumboat no.41
48. Risque tout
49. Sgb 7
50. Soleil levant
51. Suffolk coast (possibly)
52. Turquoise (probably)
53. Uss corry
54. Uss glennon
55. Uss meredith
56. Uss rich
57. Uss susan b anthony
58. Uss tide

 

Name: USS MEREDITH

Length 114.6 meter, width: 12.5 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 2200 ton

Cause: built in 1943 by bath ironworks. express boilers, turbine engines of 60,000bhp for 35.5 knots. was one of the units supporting the landing of the 1st us army on the normandy beaches. was patrolling some 3m off the st marcouf islands when she was struck by glide-bomb launched from german aircraft. was taken in tow, but broke in two and sank. 7 crew lost and 50 wounded or missing. (dods)

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: H02730/44 26.7.44 SUNK 115.5DEGS, 6.3M APPROX FROM ILE ST MARCOUF LT. (ADMIRALTY). CHART AS DW PA IN 492735N, 010024W.

- NM 1614/44. H02730/44 13.2.56 LEAST DEPTH 8.5MTRS IN 492712N, 010015W. (PARIS NM 55 42 14).

- NM 277/56. H02730/44 12.7.60 SALVAGE OPS IN PROGRESS. (PARIS NMS 60 25 83(T) & 61 10 57(T)). NCA. H02730/44 4.7.61 BUOYS LAID. (PARIS NM 61 21 28(T)). NCA. H3898/82 9.5.83 LEAST DEPTH NOW 13.6MTRS IN 492717N, 010015W [EUR]. (BREST NM 83 14 12). BR STD. H1310/88 4.3.88 CONFIRMED AS AN AMERICAN VESSEL - 5 INCH SHELL FOUND. (J COULON, 20.12.87). NCA. 4.3.88 LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.6 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS IN 492717N, 010015W [EUR]. FIXED USING TORAN. LIES NW/SE AND STANDS 4.2MTRS HIGH. (FR WK RECORD NO.14591069). 10.5.90 SHOWN ON FR 6857 [1986 EDN]. WK 13.6MTRS IN 492716.5N, 010014.5W [EUR] [+/-20MTRS]. EXAM'D USING E/S, SONAR AND MAGNETOMETER. (FR WK RECORDS 1990 NO.14591069). NC 2613. HH100/351/04 24.6.91 DIVED 26.6.0 IN 492718N, 010012W USING DECCA. LEAST DEPTH OBTAINED 20 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS [NO TIDAL REDUCTION APPLIED]. LIES ON STBD SIDE, MOSTLY INTACT FROM BOW TO ENG. ROOM. BADLY BROKEN AFT OF THIS. FOR'D GUN HAS FALLEN FROM WK AND LIES ALONGSIDE. (M R ROWLEY, 8.6.91). NCA. HH100/351/07 6.8.93 DIVED ON 7.7.93 IN 492722N, 010017.5W [WGD] USING GPS. LEAST DEPTH 18 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS [UNREDUCED]. LIES NW/SE - BOW TO NW AND STANDING 6MTRS HIGH. AFTER PART WELL BROKEN WITH NO SUPERSTRUCTURE REMAINING. FOR'D 5"GUN LIES ON SEABED TO PORT OF WK. STERN AFT OF ENGINES MISSING. AREAS OF WKGE, STANDING 1MTR HIGH 150MTRS TO THE SW [NOT DIVED]. SOME COMPARTMENTS NEAR BOW ARE INTACT AND CONTAIN UNARMED 5"SHELLS. (G PEACHAM, 24.7.93). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AFTER SECTION WELL BROKEN UP

Position: 49 27.218 N,1 0.32 W

 

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