This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms leandros, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 42.557 N,1 37.702 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Afrin (probably)
2. Agamemnon
3. Aircraft
4. Alabama (possibly)
5. Albion (probably)
6. Algeria
7. Angelus
8. Annie
9. Archon
10. Atlanticos
11. Avon
12. Balakani
13. Balgownie (probably)
14. Batavier 5
15. Bella donna
16. Blackhill
17. Bonnington court
18. Cairnside
19. Cerne
20. City of brisbane
21. Coalgas
22. Corcrest
23. Corheath
24. Cormount (probably)
25. Coureur des mers
26. Cressdene (possibly)
27. Dalryan
28. Denise germaine (possibly)
29. Diana
30. Dolcoath (part)
31. Dolcoath (part)
32. Dortejensen
33. Duiveland
34. Dynamo
35. Embla (possibly)
36. Emile deschamps
37. Empire bridge
38. Empress of midland (possibly)
39. Erna boldt (probably)
40. Estrella (possibly)
41. European gateway (part of)
42. Excelsior
43. Flores (probably)
44. Fort massac
45. Forth
46. Franz fischer (possibly)
47. Fulmar
48. Girasol
49. Grazia (possibly)
50. Grisdeale
51. Groeswen (probably)
52. Hardingham (probably)
53. Harlington (probably)
54. Harlyn (probably)
55. Harriet
56. Hawksdale
57. Hebe
58. Hendon hall
59. Heworth
60. Highwave (probably)
61. Hillglen
62. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
63. Hm torpedo boat no.12
64. Hmml 127 (possibly)
65. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
66. Hms arethusa
67. Hms blanche
68. Hms coquette
69. Hms donna nook
70. Hms duchess of hamilton
71. Hms dundalk
72. Hms fauvette
73. Hms forward iii
74. Hms franc tireur
75. Hms gracie (probably)
76. Hms guardsman
77. Hms hastfen
78. Hms japan
79. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
80. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
81. Hms leandros
82. Hms lord airedale
83. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
84. Hms ludlow
85. Hms maida (possibly)
86. Hms marconi
87. Hms mastiff (possibly)
88. Hms pyrope
89. Hms ray of hope
90. Hms resono (possibly)
91. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
92. Hms sisapon
93. Hms st seiriol
94. Hms tamarisk
95. Hms tunisian
96. Hms velia (possibly)
97. Hms william wesney
98. Hmsm e6
99. Hmtb 10
100. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
101. Hnlms 227
102. Ingi
103. Ionian (possibly)
104. Irene
105. Iris (possibly)
106. J c dalble
107. Janny
108. Josefina thorden (after part)
109. Josephine charlotte
110. Kankakee
111. Karmt
112. Khartoum (possibly)
113. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
114. Koningen emma (possibly)
115. Lady salisbury
116. Laurl coin
117. Lbv (m)396
118. Lindfar
119. Lisbeth m
120. Little world
121. Lowland
122. Mac 5 (possibly)
123. Mahseer
124. Margate sand beacon
125. Marie leonhardt (probably)
126. Mecklenburg
127. Menapier
128. Mexico
129. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
130. Moidart
131. Monica (possibly)
132. Morar
133. Newlands
134. Nico
135. Nicolaos piangos
136. Niore
137. Norhauk
138. Norwich trader
139. Ocean lassie
140. Old charlton
141. Opal
142. Paros isle
143. Paullette
144. Peik
145. Persistant whisper
146. Peter hamre
147. Polgarth
148. Ponzano
149. Port dalhousie (possibly)
150. Prince igor (probably)
151. Princess juliana
152. Profit
153. Protinus (possibly)
154. Quickstep
155. Ravenscraig (possibly)
156. Regin (possibly)
157. Rubislaw
158. Rumania
159. Saidieh
160. Salerno (possibly)
161. Salerno (possibly)
162. San calisto
163. Second chance (possibly)
164. Sheaf field
165. Simon bolivar
166. Slesvig
167. Spaarndem
168. Stad maastricht
169. Storm
170. Sunbeam
171. Sunk beacon (remains)
172. Sunk head tower
173. Sweep ii
174. Telegraaf xviii
175. Terukuni maru
176. The sultan
177. Thyra
178. Tongue sand tower (remains)
179. Tummel (probably)
180. Uc 11 (possibly)
181. Uc 21 (possibly)
182. Uc 72 (possibly)
183. Ursus (part)
184. Vancouver
185. Velocitas
186. Volante (possibly)
187. Volscian (possibly)
188. Walsingham
189. Warrenpoint
190. Wearside
191. Woodtown (possibly)
192. Wychwood (possibly)
193. Yampa (part of)
194. Yampa (part of)
195. Yampa (part of)
196. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
197. Ypapanti

 

Name: HMS LEANDROS

Length 30 meter, width: 12 meter, draught: 3.5, tonnage 276 ton

Cause: mined while on admiralty service.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2018

Details measurements/cartography: H7718/18 POSN 514240N, 013732E, APPROX. (MONTHLY LOSS LIST). INS ON CHARTS. - FNM 504B. 28.6.23 AMEND TO DW. BR STD. H2457/36 20.7.36 NOT SHOWN ON FAIR CHART. (HMS KELLETT, 1935). H2132/70 28.1.70 NOT FOUND. NUMEROUS SONAR CONTACTS EXAM'D, ALL PROVED TO BE SANDWAVES. NOT ALL INVESTIGATED DUE LACK OF TIME. (HMS ECHO, HI 43/69). 3 CONTACTS IN 514232N, 013742E COULD PROVE TO BE THIS WK. DELETED. BR STD. H3063/69 20.11.70 EXTENSIVE SEARCH CARRIED IN THIS AREA. NO WK FOUND. (HMS ECHO, ROS DTD FOR K5948). H3821/72 29.8.72 DELETE FROM 1975.

- NM 1579/72. H2132/70 11.4.79 NOT FOUND DURING INTENSIVE SONAR SEARCH. EXISTENCE DOUBTED. (HMS SOISS, HI 60D/78). HH090/481/01 27.11.90 INTACT WK EXAM'D 13.9.90 IN 514232.2N, 013748.3E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [5 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.1, FOUL AT 15.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.7 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 22.3MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.5MTRS, LENGTH 30MTRS, BEAM 12MTRS. LIES 135/315 DEG IN OWN SCOUR WITH A PROMINENT SAND PLUME LEADING DOWNSTREAM. A SIZEABLE MAGNETIC ANOMALY OBSERVED. (NP 1016, HI 481).

- NM 3561/90. HH090/996/01 15.1.03 EXAM'D 13.5.02 IN 5142.557N, 0137.702E [WGD] USING DPGS. SWEPT CLEAR 15.4MTRS, FOUL 15.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. SCOUR 2.2MTRS DEEP ALONG WK. LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. DCS3 HT 3MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 996). BR STD. SEP 2020/000071530 27.3.20 EXAM'D 2018 IN 5142.568N, 0137.692E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.87MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. LENGTH 34MTRS, WIDTH 11.4MTRS, HEIGHT 2.1MTRS. LIES 166/346 DEGS. NFS. (EGS SURVEY FOR THE THAMES ESTUARY DREDGING ASSOCIATION). RETAIN DW 15.4MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 51 42.557 N,1 37.702 E

 

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