Archaeology Notes

Event ID 757396

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NJ06NE 8002 0927 6832

N57 41.75 W3 31.3333

NLO: Burghead Bay [name: NJ 08 67]

Burghead [name: NJ 110 690].

Formerly entered as NJ06NE 8283.

See also NJ06NE 8001, NJ06NW 8002, and NJ06NE 8010.

Quality of fix = PA

Evidence = Divers Report

Horizontal Datum = OGB

General water depth = 7

Circumstances of Loss Details

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This Valentine tank was lost during rehearsal for the Normandy 'D' day landings.

Surveying Details

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10 June 1993. The wreck of a Valentine tank dived upon at 57 41 45N, 003 31 20W. It sits upright on a firm sandy bottom and stands 3 metres clear of the seabed.

Report by J Leigh, 27 April 1993.

Hydrographic Office 1995.