| Ref Title: | Survey Notes MDHB/MS/4/3/1/113 | Ref Note: | H1893/64 11.3.68 SONAR & E/S SWEEP LEAST E/S 30FT IN 73FT SCOUR 92FT IN SEABED OF SAND & SHELL & SMALL STONES. SEA CONDITIONS FAR FROM IDEAL FOR GOOD E/S RESULTS (DUE TO THIS WILL KEEP SAME DEPTH BUT ALTER POSN ON CHARTS) LIVERPOOL HF CHAIN PATT 1139.80 139.82 139.82 139.73 139.83 PATT 2 266.86 265.97 265.97 266.75 266.20 (WOODLARK R OF S 19.9.67) H3547/68 7.8.68 LENGTH OF WRECK APPEARS TO BE ABOUT 250FT LYING WITH BOWS POINTING SSE AND STERN NNW. GENERAL DEPTH IN AREA (BY DIVE)WAS 65FT AT LOW SPRINGS ON 29.7.68. LEAST DEPTH ( IN SAME DIVE) 25FT. SCOUR VARIES AROUND THE WRECK DEEPEST PART BEING 130FT BELOW THE SURFACE (40FT DEEP) WRECK CUT IN HALF AMIDSHIPS WITH THE BOW HALF UPSIDE DOWN. STERN LA YING ON ITS PORT SIDE & THE STARBOARD PROP HAS BEEN BLASTED OFF (MAY HAVE HAD ONLY ONE PROP BUT DAMAGE IS GREAT IN THIS AREA AS A RESULT OF SALVAGE WORK) EST TIDE HT TO BE 2FT THEREFORE WRECK TO GO ON CHARTS AS 3FMS 5FT (IND U/WATER ENTRPS LTD REPORT DTD 1.8.68 ) 29 8 73(INFO FROM LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS) 21.1.40 LOCATED & BUOY PLACED SDG 14FT LBD OIL ESCAPING FROM WRECK 9.3.40 BUOY MOVED TO COVER COUNSELLOR JULY 1946 REPD BY HMS SEAGULL IN POSN 533721N 032318W OR 143.5 DEG 5.85 M TO QUEENS FORT SWEPT TO DEPTH OF 23FT LEAST E/S 36FT _________ ______________ GENERAL 73FT OCT 1946 POSN 533721N 032318W DEPTH 23FT |