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 (54.346066666667, -0.12708333333333)

 

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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. Amsteldam
3. Amulet
4. Angelo rose
5. Ard aidhm
6. Ardens (probably)
7. Ardgantoch
8. Aucuba (possibly)
9. Avance (probably)
10. Balfron (probably)
11. Ballater
12. Ballogie
13. Battersea
14. Beaumanoir (probably)
15. Berwick (possibly)
16. Black prince (possibly)
17. Bonhomme richard
18. Botha (possibly)
19. Brentwood
20. Bur
21. Cap palos (part of)
22. Castleford (probably)
23. Commercial
24. Constantia
25. Corsican prince
26. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
27. Creteblock
28. Crimdon (possibly)
29. Defiant
30. Deptford
31. Disperser
32. Doris burton (probably)
33. Eaglescliffe (probably)
34. Eli
35. Ellida (probably)
36. Erich lea
37. Ferruccio
38. Florence (possibly)
39. Florentia
40. Fred everard
41. Garthwaite
42. Gem (bow section)
43. Gem (stern section)
44. Gimle
45. Glamorganbrook
46. Glengarry (probably)
47. Glow (part of) (possibly)
48. Glow (part of) (possibly)
49. Gwalia (possibly)
50. Hannah
51. Harrow (probably)
52. Hercules
53. Highgate
54. Hms banyers
55. Hms desire (possibly)
56. Hms desire (possibly)
57. Hms dromio
58. Hms garmo (probably)
59. Hms lord ridley
60. Hms swallow
61. Hms thalia
62. Hms thomas cornwall
63. Hornsund (probably)
64. Houghton
65. Hurstwood
66. Jane
67. Jerv
68. Lady ann
69. Lady helen
70. Lampada (probably)
71. Lanthorn
72. Leander
73. Leersum (probably)
74. Lerwick (probably)
75. Linaria (probably)
76. London
77. Lowtyne (possibly)
78. Lucy
79. M c holm
80. Madame renee
81. Manx queen
82. Marchioness of londonderry
83. Marie stuart
84. Martina
85. Melanie (probably)
86. Membland (possibly)
87. Merrie islington
88. Modemi (possibly)
89. Moorlands
90. Namorado field jacket
91. Norenda (possibly)
92. Norhilda
93. Novillo
94. Oakwell
95. Paul
96. Phare (probably)
97. Philander (probably)
98. Polanna
99. Polruan
100. Princess olga (possibly)
101. Quaggy (probably)
102. Rema
103. Rikard nordraak
104. Runswick
105. Saint ninian
106. Sapphire (probably)
107. Sarah thinnesen
108. Scotia
109. Serenity
110. Sir francis
111. Sixty-six
112. Skane
113. Sna ii
114. Southborough
115. Springhill
116. Sumus (probably)
117. Suntrap (probably)
118. Tangistan
119. Taurus (probably)
120. Trelyon
121. Ub 30
122. Ub 41
123. Ub 75
124. Uc 70
125. Vaaren
126. Vaaren (possibly)
127. Victo (bow section)
128. Victo (stern section)
129. Victoria (probably)
130. Wallsend
131. Westowrie
132. Woodstock (bow section)
133. Woodstock (stern section)
134. 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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