This is the information page about the shipwreck Franleon, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 39.664 N,4 57.07 W (55.861316666667, -4.9531166666667)

 

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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. Akka
2. Amy (possibly)
3. Arab (possibly)
4. Beagle
5. Brent 1
6. Brent 2
7. Brent 3
8. Brent 4
9. Caledonian (possibly)
10. Carronade
11. Champion
12. Copia
13. Cormorant 1
14. Cormorant 2
15. Cormorant 3
16. Cumbrae
17. D46
18. D5
19. Derwent
20. Eagle (possibly)
21. Eilean dhu
22. Elf 3
23. Elf 4
24. Ellida
25. Endeavour
26. Equinox
27. Europa
28. Fairy
29. Franleon
30. Glen shiel
31. Greenock
32. Hms arsenal (probably)
33. Hms dasher
34. Hms seagull
35. Hms topaze
36. Hmsm sealion
37. Iona i
38. Isabella of wigton (probably)
39. Janet mcnicol
40. Jeniver
41. Jubilee star
42. Kintyre
43. Lady gertrude
44. Laurrandine
45. Liz of ashton (possibly)
46. Lochshiel (possibly)
47. Marjorie seed
48. Mary anning
49. Nellie bywater
50. Ovington (probably)
51. Penola
52. Portland (possibly)
53. Princess of wales (fore section)
54. Rhoda (possibly)
55. Spray (possibly)
56. St dunstan
57. Strathdee
58. Tuscan
59. U 33
60. Urd (possibly)
61. Wallachia

 

Name: FRANLEON

Length 18.6 meter, tonnage 48 ton

Cause:

Year of registration: 1983

Water depth above wreck: 75 meter

Known since: 1983, last detected: 1985

Details measurements/cartography: H4458/80 6.5.83 SANK 3M SW OF CUMBRAE ISLAND, IN 554400N, 050000W, IN GEN DEPTH OF APPROX 100MTRS. (CLYDE CG, TLX DTD 27.4.83). PLOTS IN 30MTRS. NCA. 13.5.83 POSN SHOULD READ 553940N, 045700W, IN 40FMS. (CLYDE CG, TELECON DTD 13.5.83). INS AS WK USC PA 60MTRS. BR STD. H2885/83 13.5.85 NOT FOUND DURING BASIC AREA SONAR SEARCH. NOT DISPROVED. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 165B). NCA. 11.11.05 EUT POSN: 5539.664N, 0457.070W. BA 2491 [6TH EDN, SEP'03].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: NFS

Position: 55 39.664 N,4 57.07 W

 

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