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 (51.5720667, 1.1554)

 

Open the Water Map of this area in a full window
 

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. Actuality
2. Airston (probably)
3. Alberta
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alice marie
7. Argus
8. Aridity (probably)
9. Astrologer
10. Atherton
11. Blue mermaid
12. Bolbec (possibly)
13. Bradglen
14. British oak
15. C 128
16. Dela
17. Delce
18. Duluth
19. E oaze light vessel
20. Explorer
21. Fox
22. Georgia
23. Great nore tower (remains)
24. Great nore towers (remains)
25. Great nore towers (remains).
26. H k daniels
27. Harcourt
28. Hawnby
29. Herland (part of)
30. Herland (part of)
31. Hibernia
32. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
33. Hms aisha
34. Hms amethyst
35. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
36. Hms ash
37. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
38. Hms capricornus
39. Hms conquistador
40. Hms danube 3
41. Hms desiree
42. Hms drummer
43. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
44. Hms london
45. Hms london
46. Hms reed (possibly)
47. Hms resolvo (part of)
48. Hms restango
49. Hms stella orion
50. Hms venetia
51. Hms vimiera (bow section)
52. Hms vimiera (part of)
53. Hms vimiera (stern)
54. Holba
55. Honiton
56. Hopper number 19
57. Houston city
58. Intrepid
59. Lady jane
60. Lca 551
61. Letchworth
62. Lion (part of)
63. Lowlands
64. Malrix (possibly)
65. Maplin light house
66. Margam abbey
67. Mercy
68. Molliette
69. Mudlark
70. Nass beacon (ruins)
71. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
72. Pinto
73. Pisces
74. Radiant
75. Restless wave (possibly)
76. Richard montgomery
77. Ryal
78. Selnes
79. Strathearn
80. Strom trooper
81. Sun vii
82. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
83. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
84. Treport
85. Uama
86. Van meerlant (part of)
87. Vera
88. Wardie
89. Winifred
90. 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

 

Wrecks near the Netherlands
Wrecks near Belgium
Wrecks near Germany
Wrecks near France
Wrecks near Great Britain
Wrecks off Denmark
Wrecks off Sweden
Wrecks off Norway