Joan Margaret |
| Hob Uid: 907834 | |
Location :
North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire
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| Grid Ref : TA3417510648 |
| Summary : Site, located approximately 3 miles west of Spurn Head, formerly said to represent the position of loss for the British drifter JOAN MARGARET, which foundered after detonating a mine at the entrance to the Humber while on Admiralty service. To date no wreck has been found at this site. For the account of the wreck event, please see 1550797. |
More information : Vertical Datum: LAT (1)(2)
Horizontal Datum: OSGB (1)(2)
Position 53 34.500N 000 01.600E (OSGB), 53 34.517N 000 01.497E (WGS 84), in 2m general depth, position unreliable, and charted as dead. (2)
1941 JOAN MARGARET - Mined in position 53 34.30N, 000 01.36E (Minesweeping Survey 02-APR-1941). (1)(2)
1946: Not found during survey. (1)(2)
02-DEC-1998: Position 53 34.30N 000 01.36E for filing only. Amended to dead. (2)
Seen to be located approximately 3 miles west of Spurn Head in the Humber. (3)
North East Lincolnshire HER cites position as TA 34175 10648, exact conversion of latitude and longitude in (1)(2). (4) |