This is the information page about the shipwreck Lca 551, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 45.43 N,0 56.448 E (51.572066666667, 1.1554)

 

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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. Ability
2. Actuality
3. Airston (probably)
4. Alberta
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alf everard (part of)
7. Alice marie
8. Argus
9. Aridity (probably)
10. Astrologer
11. Atherton
12. Azariah (poss)
13. Blue mermaid
14. Bolbec (possibly)
15. Bradglen
16. British oak
17. C 128
18. Chieftain
19. Daisy maud
20. Dela
21. Delce
22. Duluth
23. E oaze light vessel
24. East shoebury bn (remains of)
25. Enterprise ranger 2
26. Explorer
27. Fox
28. Georgia
29. Gordon
30. Great nore tower (remains)
31. Great nore towers (remains)
32. Great nore towers (remains).
33. H k daniels
34. Harcourt
35. Hawnby
36. Herland (part of)
37. Herland (part of)
38. Hibernia
39. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
40. Hms aisha
41. Hms amethyst
42. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
43. Hms ash
44. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
45. Hms capricornus
46. Hms conquistador
47. Hms danube 3
48. Hms desiree
49. Hms drummer
50. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
51. Hms london
52. Hms london
53. Hms new spray
54. Hms reed (possibly)
55. Hms resolvo (part of)
56. Hms restango
57. Hms stella orion
58. Hms venetia
59. Hms vimiera (bow section)
60. Hms vimiera (part of)
61. Hms vimiera (stern)
62. Holba
63. Honiton
64. Hopper number 19
65. Houston city
66. How (probably)
67. Intrepid
68. Lady jane
69. Lca 551
70. Letchworth
71. Lion (part of)
72. Lowlands
73. Maitland
74. Malrix (possibly)
75. Maplin light house
76. Maplin survey platform
77. March
78. Margam abbey
79. Mercy
80. Molliette
81. Mudlark
82. Nass beacon (ruins)
83. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
84. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
85. Pinto
86. Pisces
87. Radiant
88. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
89. Resolute
90. Restless wave (possibly)
91. Richard montgomery
92. Rosme
93. Ryal
94. Selnes
95. Strathearn
96. Strom trooper
97. Sun vii
98. Sunrise (possibly)
99. Supremity
100. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
101. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
102. Thorvin karsven
103. Treport
104. Uama
105. Van meerlant (part of)
106. Vera
107. Volante
108. Wardie
109. Warp
110. William j taylor (part of)
111. Winifred
112. Winkfield

 

Name: LCA 551

Length 12.5 meter, width: 3 meter, draught: 0.6, tonnage 13 ton

Cause: lost in heavy weather. (ww2).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 15 meter, Height above seabed: 120 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 1978

Details measurements/cartography: H04624/44 25.11.44 INS NDW ON 3741. H04624/44 13.7.54 EXAM'D 13.7.54 IN 514525N, 005635E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR 45FT, FOUL 46FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47FT IN GEN DEPTH 52FT. SEABED FIRM BLACK MUD. WK APPEARS TO BE LYING ABOUT 120/300DEG. NO SCOUR AND NO SWIRL. LENGTH 45FT. (HMS SHACKLETON, 13.7.54). AMEND WK 7FMS 3FT.

- NM 2189/54. H2266/54 21.12.55 POSN 514524N, 005633E. (HMS SHACKLETON 1955). BR STD. 18.8.71 AMEND SW 13.4MTRS. NC 3741. H4399/71 5.12.78 EXAM'D IN LISTED POSN USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.3MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTR. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 49/78). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 45.43 N,0 56.448 E

 

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