Evidence Of Loss

Date 14 July 1958

Event ID 579912

Category Recording

Type Evidence Of Loss

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Evidence = Echo sounder

Horizontal Datum = OGB

General water depth = 21

Orientation of keel/wreck = NESW

Circumstances of Loss Details

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The vessel was lost whilst under tow by tug.

Surveying Details

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28 August 1943. The vessel was lost whilst under tow in the approximate position 54 38 30N, 004 37 30W. The authority/source is not stated.

14 July 1958. The wreck was located at 54 38 27N, 004 37 29W. The least depth by echosounder over the the site was 16.15 metres. The keel lies on an orientation of 45/225 degrees and the site is a good sonar contact.

Source: HMS VIDAL's survey of 1954.

Hydrographic Office 1995.