This is the information page about the shipwreck Lalen mendi, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 40.381 N,0 17.865 E (50.695267, 0.562117)

 

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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. Alan dean
2. Alaunia
3. Alice (possibly)
4. Amsterdam
5. Aracataca
6. Ashford
7. Barn hill
8. Bernicia
9. Blanefield
10. Branksome chine (possibly)
11. Braunton
12. Caleb sprague
13. Carrie dingle
14. Caterham
15. Celtic
16. Charles m
17. City of brisbane
18. Clara
19. D144 (possibly).
20. Davenport
21. Devon coast
22. Duchess (possibly)
23. Eagle (possibly)
24. Eduard (possibly)
25. Emerald (possibly)
26. Emma
27. F d lambert (possibly)
28. F/v joanna c
29. Fife coast (possibly)
30. Frockner
31. Fulham vii (probably)
32. George sutton
33. Glenartney (possibly)
34. Gold coin
35. Harold
36. Heathpool
37. Heathpool
38. Hms ariadne
39. Hms avanturine
40. Hms balfour
41. Hms borneo
42. Hms gambri (possibly)
43. Hms lancer ii
44. Hms ocean sunlight
45. Hms resolution (possibly)
46. Hms taipo
47. Holland v
48. Holme force (possibly)
49. Inger (possibly)
50. Irisbrook
51. James groves
52. Joseph roberts (possibly)
53. Lalen mendi
54. Leven (possibly)
55. Lisbon
56. Lullington
57. Ma monette
58. Mill gate (probably)
59. Mira
60. Mohlenpris (possibly)
61. Mount stuart
62. Mv adur valley?
63. Newent
64. Noordster
65. Nyon
66. Oceana
67. Pontos
68. Rytoner
69. Saint ronaig
70. Samwake
71. Seaford
72. Seven seas (possibly)
73. Sir robert wigham
74. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
75. St rogatien (possibly)
76. Stanhope
77. Startled fawn (possibly)
78. T r thompson
79. U 275 (probably)
80. U 40 (possibly)
81. U 671
82. Ub 130
83. Vasco
84. Venus
85. Ville de bordeaux

 

Name: LALEN MENDI

Length 88.4 meter, width: 12.8 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 2138 ton
Load: coal

Cause: vessel, built 1896 by richardson, duck & co. and owned at the time of loss by sota y aznar, was torpedoed & sunk by german submarine, whilst en-route middlesborough to bilbao & barcelona. (ww1sl, ll ww1, dods & mr v bonfante).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 26 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20150628

Details measurements/cartography: SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 5M SE OFF BEACHY HEAD. (WW1SL, LL WW1). H6915/17 20.11.17 POSN ABOUT 4M S [MAG] OF BEACHY HEAD. (RECEIVER OF WKS, NEWHAVEN). CHART AS WK PA [OLD SYMBOL] IN 504015N, 001700E. NOTE. H1656/24 5.3.24 AMENDED TO DW. NE 2451 & NE 1652. H7221/37 10.11.37 OROPESA SWEEP HEAVILY FOULED WK WHEN SET AT 60FT, TWICE CLEARED WITH SWEEP SET TO 49FT. NO SWIRLS E SEEN. POSN 504023N, 001800E. (HMS FLINDERS, 26.10.37 & HMS KELLET). AMEND TO WK 8.25FMS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 2144/37. H(W)0202/50 10.6.55 CONFIRMED BY A/S. (HMS SAINTES). 14.7.71 NOW CHARTED AS WK 14.9MTRS. NC 536. H4959/73 4.4.75 LOCATED 13,14.6.74 IN 504021N, 001758E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 19.1 IN GEN DEPTH 26.5MTRS. NO SCOUR BY E/S. SEABED FLAT. LENGTH FROM DCS3 SHADOW 325FT. WISPY E/S ECHOES. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). AMEND TO WK 19.1MTRS [10FMS 2FT] IN REVISED POSN. NE 536. H4121/76 3.8.76 SURVEYED ON 3.6.76. HMS BEAGLE'S 1974 POSN CONFIRMED USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. TWO SHIP DRIFT SWEEP WAS CLEAR AT 17.4MTRS, FOUL AT 18.3MTRS. WK IS 300-400FT LONG. SEABED OF SHELL, SHINGLE & CHALK. (HMS ECHO, REPORT FOR HI 41/76). CHART AS SW 17.4MTRS [9FMS 3FT]. NE 536. H2979/74 24.11.76 WK, LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER, FIXED BY DECCA. WK LIES N/S, STERN STANDS 20FT HIGH, MIDSHIPS [BADLY BROKEN UP] ABOUT 10FT HIGH & THE BOW IS CANTERED TO STARBOARD & STANDS ABOUT 15FT HIGH. WK IS PARTIALLY SILTED & STANDS ON A SEABED OF ROCK WITH SOME PATCHES OF SILT. (E GILES, SUBSERVS, 13.11.76). H1310/84/32 6.9.84 DIVED ON IN 1984. BROKEN UP IN LARGE SECTIONS. PART OF BOW INTACT. MASSIVE BOILER STANDING 7MTRS HIGH. SURFACE DISTURBANCE WHEN TIDE IS RUNNING. (T W BENNETTO, 4.9.84). SEP 2015/000083465 26.11.15 EXAM'D 28.06.15, WK SHOWN IN 5040.381N, 0017.865E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.78MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25.8MTRS. LENGTH 105MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HT 8MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE, HI 1476). AMEND DW 17.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP IN LARGE SECTIONS

Position: 50 40.381 N,0 17.865 E

 

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