This is the information page about the shipwreck Uss susan b anthony, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 29.43 N,0 42.87 W (49.3544167, -0.6025833)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: USS SUSAN B ANTHONY
Length 147.3 meter, width: 19.5 meter, draught: 7.7, tonnage 8101 ton
Load: personnel
Cause: Built i 1930 by the new york sb co. previouldy owned by grace line. turbo-electric engins of 2660nhp. passage from bristol. mined during 'd' day landings while employed as troop carrier. loss of life slight, most of the troops being taken off by landing craft. (dods & ll ww1).
Year of registration: 1944
Water depth above wreck: 24 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm
Known since: 1944, last detected: 2021
Details measurements/cartography: H02730/44 26.7.44 H02730/44 26.7.44 SUNK IN 492830N, 004500W, APPROX. (ADMIRALTY). CHART AS DW PA.
- NM 1614/44. H02730/44 26.8.52 H02730/44 26.8.52 DW IN 492943N, 004346W. (FRENCH NM 41 10 51).
- NM 2144/51. H6733/48 12.12.52 H6733/48 12.12.52 NOW WK 12MTRS [6FMS 3FT] IN 492943N, 004346W. (FRENCH NM 52 43 36).
- NM 2578/52. H6272/54 20.10.54 H6272/54 20.10.54 NOW ST IN 492923N, 004250W. (FRENCH NM 54 29 64).
- NM 2340/54. H2675/54 4.11.54 H2675/54 & H6979/54 4.11.54 INS G CONL BUOY CLOSE W OF WK. (FRENCH NMS 54 37 20 & 54 33 19).
- NM 2407/54. H6979/54 3.5.57 H6979/54 3.5.57 AMEND BUOY TO G CONL, QG, WITH W TOPMARK. (FRENCH NM 57 10 16).
- NM 913/57. H1495/64 5.5.64 H1495/64 5.5.64 AMEND BUOY TO G SPAR, QG, WITH W TOPMARK. (BLACK JACK, HN DTD 19.4.64). BR STD. 3.4.78 3.4.78 SHOWN AS ST, DRIES 1.7MTRS, MARKED BY W CARD BUOY, VQ(9)10S ON FRENCH 6614 [1976 EDN]. NE 2073. H3898/82 9.5.83 H3898/82 9.5.83 NOW WK 14.3MTRS IN 492928N, 004249W [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 83 14 12). BR STD. 30.1.87 30.1.87 SHOWN AS WK 14.3MTRS IN 492930N, 004248W [EUR] ON FRENCH 7056 [1984 EDN]. AMEND POSN.
- NM 508/87. 27.7.90 27.7.90 SHOWN AS WK 14.3MTRS, MARKED BY W CARD, VQ(9)10S, 'CUSSY' CLOSE W, IN 492929.5N, 004247.5W ON FRENCH 7056 [1986 EDN]. NC 2613. H24 WK OF SS 'SUZAN B ANTHONY' IN 492929.3N, 004247.2W [EUR] [+/-20MTRS]. LEAST DEPTH 14.3 IN GEN DEPTH24MTRS. STANDS 9.6MTRS ABOVE SEABED. LIES ON PORT SIDE. ORIENTATION E/W. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987 NO.14590092). HH100/351/04 24.6.91 HH100/351/04 24.6.91 DIVED 21.5.91. WK IS BROKEN OPEN BUT STILL VERY MUCH RECOGNISEABLE. (M R ROWLEY, 8.6.91). NCA. HH100/351/07 6.8.93 HH100/351/07 6.8.93 DIVED ON 3.7.93 IN 492924.5N, 004256W [?WGD] USING GPS. LIES NE/SW WITH BOW TO THE SW. HIGHEST POINT IS STERN WITH LEAST DEPTH 16 IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS (UNREDUCED). FAIRLY WELL BROKEN WITH BOWS LARGELY FLATTENED. 4" GUNS AT EITHER END AND AT LEAST 4 AA GUNS SIGHTED. LIVE AMMUNITION IS STREWN AROUND WK, WHICH HAS BEEN TRAWLED INTO ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. (G PEACHAM, 24.7.93). NCA. 15.2.99 15.2.99 NOW IN 4929.487N, 0042.786W [EUR]. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1999). BR STD. 13.12.12 13.12.12 [WGD] POSN: 4929.430N, 0042.870W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP BY SALVAGE
Position: 49 29.43 N,0 42.87 W