Unknown: Beaufort Dyke, North Channel
Craft
Site Name Unknown: Beaufort Dyke, North Channel
Classification Craft
Alternative Name(s) Irish Sea; Unknown; Helen (Possibly)
Canmore ID 101698
Site Number NX03SW 8003
NGR NX 00537 30437
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101698
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Maritime - Dumfries And Galloway
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NX03SW 8003 0053 3043
N 54 37.7667 W 5 5.4333
Formerly NX03SW 8107
Quality of fix = HF
Evidence = Echo sounder
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 200
Surveying Details
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20 February 1973. A new wreck was found during survey operations in position 54 37 46N, 005 05 26W. At a depth of 200 metres, a small hard object was observed embedded in the deep slope down to the bottom of Beaufort Dyke. The object gives a clear side scan trace, only when looking at the slope from the east, and would probably give a sonar echo in the same direction. Nothing could be found on the echosounder.
Report by HMS FAWN.
Hydrogaphic Office 1995.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 1622
Name : HELEN (POSSIBLY)
Latitude : 543746
Longitude : 50526
Position : Exact Position
Loss Day : 1
Loss Month : 5
Loss Year : 1917
Comment : Hydro report a small wreck
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 005118
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 54.62944,-5.09056
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 54.62953,-5.09166
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Position Method : HI-FIX Parabolic or Hydrotrac
Position Quality : Surveyed
Position Accuracy : 25.0
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 198
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : UNKNOWN
Contact Description : None reported
Original Sensor : Acoustic Sensor
Original Detection Year : 1973
Original Source : Survey Vessel
Surveying Details : **H3671/72 20.2.73 EXAM'D 11.10.72 IN 543746N, 050526W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. NOT SEEN ON E/S. GEN DEPTH 200MTRS. A SMALL HARD OBJECT EMBEDDED IN THE DEEP SLOPE DOWN TO BOTTOM OF BEAUFORT DYKE. GIVES A CLEAR SIDE SCAN TRACE ONLY WHEN LOOKING INTO SLOPE. (HMS FAWN, HI 51/72). INS AS NDW. BR STD.
Chart Symbol : NDW
Date Last Amended : 03/03/2000
