Maritime record SUE 198 - Wreck of the British Fortune

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Summary

Wreck of the British Fortune, 1941

Location

Grid reference TM 4933 5436 (point)
Map sheet TM45SE
Civil Parish SUDBOURNE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

REMAINS OF BRITISH STEAM TANKER, 1941
Status: Site

Horizontal Datum: OGB
Vertical Datum: LAT
Quality of Depth: SWS
Method of Fix: HF6

Sunk by German aircraft, 1941.

01-NOV-1941 Position 265 (?085) degrees from Aldeburgh Buoy, which is
in 52 07 34N 001 37 01E.

19-OCT-1954 Position 52 07 44N 001 38 43E or 1.75 miles 106 degrees
from Aldeburgh Martello Tower.

29-OCT-1954 Swept to 28ft foul 27ft clear.

21-FEB-1955 Wreck dispersal by explosives.

25-MAY-1955 Swept foul 50ft clear 49ft, depth in vicinity by
echosounder 54ft, depth over wreck by echosounder 53ft.

19-MAY-1966 Least echosounder 41ft in 54ft, no scour, uneven bottom.
Fair sonar contact at 650yds but good contact from NW at 700 yds.

04-OCT-1984 Examined in 52 07 44N 001 38 44E. Least echosounder
depth 16.2 in general depth 19 to 20m. Separate detached echosounder
depth of 15.6m at E end of wreck thought to be from a fouled net.
Scour depth 20.7m. Compact wreckage, but showing signs of dispersal
attempts, lying 265/085 degrees. Length about 95m.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Source Unchecked: Hydrographic Office wreck index. 1993. Hydrographic Office wreck index.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 23 2022 12:48PM

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