This is the information page about the shipwreck Lee s. overmann, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 33.083 N,0 4.87 E (49.749167, 0.341783)

 

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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. Albertville
2. Alice
3. Alpheraz
4. Artois
5. Au revoir
6. Brinette (probably)
7. Bruges
8. Comrades
9. Cookburn
10. Creto (probably)
11. Diane
12. Duchesse de guiche
13. Duncan l clinch
14. Dundee
15. Elisabeth (possibly)
16. Felix
17. Fest noz
18. Friesland
19. General metzinger
20. Greif
21. Hippolyte worms
22. Hm b.y.m.s. 2030
23. Hms anthony hope (part of)
24. Hms anthony hope (part of)
25. Hms britomart
26. Hms derwent
27. Hms hussar
28. Hms p26 (aft section)
29. Hms p26 (fore section)
30. Hms princess olga
31. Idefix 2
32. Ikaria
33. John
34. Joseph seep (part of)
35. Joseph seep (part of)
36. Kannik
37. Kelvinbank
38. La grace de dieu
39. Lady bird (possibly)
40. Lanarkbrook (possibly)
41. Le rhapsody
42. Lee s. overmann
43. Lionel
44. Louisiane (probably)
45. Machu
46. Malachite
47. Multicat
48. Naiade
49. Noella
50. Nord deutscher
51. Notre dame de la merci
52. Nymphe d'or
53. Oriole
54. Petite julie
55. Piriapolis
56. Post renum
57. Prairial
58. Reve d'antilles
59. Saint jacques
60. Saint lieven
61. Salta
62. Santa maria
63. Semoy
64. Silius
65. Spero
66. Stang riou
67. Syrie
68. Talassa
69. Tunge
70. Uj 1433
71. Uss miantonomoh
72. Vlieland
73. Zelzate 1

 

Name: LEE S. OVERMANN

Length 134.1 meter, width: 17.4 meter, draught: 8.5, tonnage 7176 ton
Load: armament

Cause: vessel mined off le havre whilst en route from new york. (ll ww2).

Year of registration: 1951

Water depth above wreck: 2 meter, Height above seabed: 5 cm

Known since: 1951, last detected: 1990

Details measurements/cartography: WORK OF REMOVING WK COMMENCED IN 1947. (LLOYD'S WAR LOSSES WW2 VOL 1). H021425/45 19.7.51 H021425/45 19.7.51 WK, WHICH COVERS AND UNCOVERS, IN 493315N, 000450E. (PARIS NM 1333/51). CHART AS ST.

- NM 1333/51. H659/60 2.9.60 H659/60 2.9.60 SHOWN AS ST IN 493315N, 000450E ON FR 4937. NC 2146. 1.10.74 1.10.74 SHOWN AS ST IN 493315N, 000454E [EUR] ON FR 6603. NC 2146. H3606/87 17.8.87 H3606/87 17.8.87 ST, DRIES 6.5MTRS, IN 493308N, 000457E. (BREST NM 87 24 23). BR STD. 12.1.90 12.1.90 SHOWN AS ST, DRIES 6.5MTRS, IN 493308N, 000457E ON FR 6736 [2ND EDN 1989]. STATED AS WK OF AMERICAN LIBERTY-SHIP 'LEE S. OVERMANN'. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 2MTRS. WK IS IN TWO SECTIONS, THE BRIDGE HAS BEEN REMOVED & ONLY THE SIDES REMAIN, ORIENTATION 005/185DEGS. (FR WK RECORDS NO.18090039). NE 2146.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ONLY SHIPS SIDES REMAIN

Position: 49 33.083 N,0 4.87 E

 

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