Deep Wrecks Surveys
The three wrecks in deeper water were selected from United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) wreck data for the south coast for the same area studied in Round 1 of the Wrecks on the Seabed Project. The choice was narrowed to wrecks that were unidentified and lying in approximately 50m of water.
The chosen wrecks were:
|
Wessex Archaeology No. |
UKHO Comments |
Depth |
|
1001 |
Small wreck – intact - wooden |
56m |
|
1002 |
Lying on starboard side – masts lie alongside |
49m |
|
1003 |
Intact – probably two masts |
46m |
Standard surveys were conducted over each wreck using a sidescan sonar, magnetometer and multibeam echosounder similar to the surveys conducted in Round 1 of the project.
