This is the information page about the shipwreck Lcg 15, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 39.539 N,5 7.017 W (51.658983, -5.116950)

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.

Name: LCG 15

Length 58.2 meter, width: 9.4 meter, draught: 2.1, tonnage 491 ton

Cause: repd sunk 4c s of sheep island while attempting to enter harbour in heavy weather. was on passage belfast to milford haven. carried a 4.7in gun. (e giles & n/ho/940/12/69) built 1942 in belfast with twin shaft oil engines. all crew lost. sank after taking in water over bow ramp in bad weather when seeking shelter in milford haven. (sibi)

Year of registration: 1976

Water depth above wreck: 27 meter

Known since: 1976, last detected: 2000

Details measurements/cartography: 23.8.76 WK REPORTED APPROX 400-500YDS SW OF SHEEP IS, MILFORD HAVEN. (E GILES, TELECON). PLOTS IN 514006N, 050736W. NCA. 27.1.93 SANK 132DEG, 2.0M FROM ST ANN'S HEAD LT. (M DAVIS, TELECON). POSN 573954N, 050718W FOR FILING ONLY. HH100/351/16 24.8.00 DIVED IN 5139.539N, 0507.017W [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 3MTRS HIGH BY E/S. WK IS INVERTED AND MAINLY INTACT. 2 PROPS IN POSN. BOW FULL OF LARGE SHELLS, THE STERN HAS ANTI-AIRCRAFT SHELLS SCATTERED ABOUT. (R S WELLS, LTR DTD AUG'.00). INS AS WK 25MTRS IN 5139.513N, 0506.953W [OGB]. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, INVERTED

Position: 51 39.539 N,5 7.017 W

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