Maritime record LWT 640 - Wreck of the Summerfield

REMAINS OF BRITISH STEAMSHIP, 1915
Status: Site

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

Sank 2 miles E from Lowestoft, 1915. Position 52 28 04N 001 47 18E.
Dispersed level with seabed. General depth 33ft.

10-NOV-1921 Searched for but not found.

19-JUN-1986 Strong magnetic anomaly observed in 52 28 00N 001 47 18E.

30-APR-1986 Least echosounder depth 9.7 in general depths 6 to 12m.
No scour. Thought to be wreck mainly covered with sand. Orientation
not determined.

14-MAY-1989 Examined in 52 27 58N 001 47 20E. Swept clear at 9.3,
foul at 9.4m. Least echosounder depth 9.3 in general depth 11m.
Scour depth 12.6m. Broken up and spread over an area 30m x 30m and
close to a shoal bank. Produces significant magnetic deflection.

21-MAY-1992 Examined in 52 27 59.8N 001 47 20.5E. Least echosounder
depth 9.7 in general depth 12.8m. No scour. Side scan sonar height
2.2m. Wreckage extends approx 30m x 25m, orientated 160/340 degrees.