This is the information page about the shipwreck Erich lea, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 29.914 N,0 22.481 W (54.3460667, -0.1270833)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Aigburth
2. Amulet
3. Angelo rose
4. Ard aidhm
5. Ardens (probably)
6. Ardgantoch
7. Aucuba (possibly)
8. Avance (probably)
9. Balfron (probably)
10. Ballater
11. Ballogie
12. Battersea
13. Beaumanoir (probably)
14. Berwick (possibly)
15. Black prince (possibly)
16. Bonhomme richard
17. Botha (possibly)
18. Brentwood
19. Bur
20. Cap palos (part of)
21. Castleford (probably)
22. Commercial
23. Constantia
24. Corsican prince
25. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
26. Creteblock
27. Crimdon (possibly)
28. Defiant
29. Deptford
30. Disperser
31. Doris burton (probably)
32. Eaglescliffe (probably)
33. Eli
34. Ellida (probably)
35. Erich lea
36. Ferruccio
37. Florence (possibly)
38. Florentia
39. Fred everard
40. Garthwaite
41. Gem (bow section)
42. Gem (stern section)
43. Gimle
44. Glamorganbrook
45. Glengarry (probably)
46. Glow (part of) (possibly)
47. Glow (part of) (possibly)
48. Gwalia (possibly)
49. Hannah
50. Harrow (probably)
51. Hercules
52. Highgate
53. Hms banyers
54. Hms desire (possibly)
55. Hms desire (possibly)
56. Hms dromio
57. Hms garmo (probably)
58. Hms lord ridley
59. Hms swallow
60. Hms thalia
61. Hms thomas cornwall
62. Hornsund (probably)
63. Houghton
64. Hurstwood
65. Jane
66. Jerv
67. Lady ann
68. Lady helen
69. Lampada (probably)
70. Lanthorn
71. Leander
72. Leersum (probably)
73. Lerwick (probably)
74. Linaria (probably)
75. London
76. Lowtyne (possibly)
77. Lucy
78. M c holm
79. Madame renee
80. Manx queen
81. Marchioness of londonderry
82. Marie stuart
83. Martina
84. Melanie (probably)
85. Membland (possibly)
86. Merrie islington
87. Modemi (possibly)
88. Moorlands
89. Namorado field jacket
90. Norenda (possibly)
91. Norhilda
92. Novillo
93. Oakwell
94. Paul
95. Phare (probably)
96. Philander (probably)
97. Polanna
98. Polruan
99. Princess olga (possibly)
100. Quaggy (probably)
101. Rema
102. Rikard nordraak
103. Runswick
104. Saint ninian
105. Sapphire (probably)
106. Sarah thinnesen
107. Serenity
108. Sir francis
109. Sixty-six
110. Skane
111. Sna ii
112. Southborough
113. Springhill
114. Sumus (probably)
115. Suntrap (probably)
116. Tangistan
117. Taurus (probably)
118. Ub 30
119. Ub 41
120. Ub 75
121. Uc 70
122. Vaaren
123. Vaaren (possibly)
124. Victo (bow section)
125. Victo (stern section)
126. Victoria (probably)
127. Wallsend
128. Westowrie
129. Woodstock (bow section)
130. Woodstock (stern section)
131. Zeepaard

 

Name: ERICH LEA

Year of registration: 1986

Water depth above wreck: 55 meter, Height above seabed: 175 cm

Known since: 1986, last detected: 20161214

Details measurements/cartography: H5103/83 30.9.86 FASTENER IN 543000N, 002213W [OGB]. POSN BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER OBSTN BOOKLET - WHITBY AREA). H6331/87 26.1.89 EXAM'D 6.7.88 IN 542954N, 002222W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46 IN GEN DEPTH 56MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 8.5MTRS, LENGTH 90MTRS. LIES 175/355 DEG, BROKEN AMIDSHIPS WITH N SECTION UPRIGHT AND S SECTION LYING ON ITS SIDE. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). BR STD. HH100/351/17 27.4.01 DIVED IN 1999. LIES ON PORT SIDE WITH THE DECKS CLOSE TO VERTICAL. LOTS OF FISHING NET LAID ACROSS THE WRECK. DEBRIS SPILT OUT ONTO SEABED. LARGELY INTACT. POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS 'ELSISTON' BY THE BELL. THIS WAS A FORMER NAME OF THE VESSEL. (A C JACKSON/C A LACEY). NCA. SEP 2017/000002822 3.5.17 EXAM'D 14.12.16; IN 5429.914N, 0022.481W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 46.23MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 55MTRS, LENGTH 82.9MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HEIGHT 8.77MTRS, ORIENTATION 175/355 DEGS. WRECK IS LYING ON ITS PORT SIDE AND INTACT. (MMT, HI 1491). RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH, MOVE TO REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 29.914 N,0 22.481 W

 

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