This is the information page about the shipwreck Leeds (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 47.393 N,3 26.5 W (53.615283333333, -3.42905)

 

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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. Agnes
2. Alarm
3. Alice
4. Angola
5. Angola (part of)(possibly)
6. Auchenarden
7. Auspicious
8. Avon
9. Bella
10. Ben cruachan
11. Berwyn
12. Blairnevis
13. Blanche (possibly)
14. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
15. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
16. Burbo tower (remains)
17. Burbo tower (remains)
18. Burbo tower (remains)
19. Burbo tower (remains)
20. Burgedin
21. Cairnross
22. Caroline
23. Chagres
24. Christina shearer
25. City of brussels
26. City of st andrews
27. Colin russell
28. Concord
29. Conisbro castle
30. Coniston (probably)
31. Counsellor iii
32. Denbigh coast
33. Dublin
34. Dunmail
35. Ebeneezer
36. El oso
37. Elephant
38. Elizabeth lathom
39. Ellan vannin
40. Ellen sarah
41. Ellen southwold
42. Emelie
43. Fairy
44. Fb 110 (possibly)
45. Fb 112 (possibly)
46. Fb 116 (possibly)
47. Fb 118 (possibly)
48. Fb 265 (possibly)
49. Fb 267 (possibly)
50. Fb 275 (possibly)
51. Fb 278 (possibly)
52. Fb 289 and 292 (probably)
53. Fb 295 (possibly)
54. Fb 296 (possibly)
55. Fb 297 (possibly)
56. Fb 300 (possibly)
57. Fb 43 (possibly)
58. Fb 47 (possibly)
59. Fb 56 (possibly)
60. Fb 72 (possibly)
61. Fb 83 (possibly)
62. Fb 86 (possibly)
63. Fb 98 (probably)
64. Frolic
65. Gannochy
66. Germania
67. Ginette michel
68. Glencona
69. Gorsethorn
70. Hannah
71. Hannah landles
72. Hebe (possibly)
73. Herbie
74. Hero
75. Hms cochrane
76. Hvideorn
77. Ida
78. India
79. James and grace gregory
80. Jerseymoor
81. Jessie brown
82. John pierce
83. Juno
84. Kilcoan (probably)
85. Leeds (probably)
86. Lelia
87. Letty
88. Linda blanche
89. Little burbo beacon
90. Lochmonar (fwd part)
91. Lough fisher
92. Lugar
93. Mancunium
94. Margaret
95. Marion
96. Mary
97. Mary olivia
98. Mayflower (part of)
99. Mermaid (probably)
100. Mersey
101. Mid jordan beacon
102. Montreal
103. Munster
104. Murielle
105. Nazarine
106. North jordan bn
107. Ocean home
108. Old haws pt lt or west pile
109. Ousebridge
110. Penstone
111. Peru (probably)
112. Phoenician
113. Princess victoria
114. Prudence
115. Queen
116. Queens tower
117. Rea 1
118. Rea 10
119. Rea 5
120. Rea 7 (possibly)
121. Rea 8 (possibly)
122. Rea 9 (possibly)
123. Residu
124. Ringsend
125. Robert marsden
126. Saltaro (fwd part)
127. Saltaro (fwd part)
128. Saltaro (fwd part)
129. Sarah
130. Scomber (part of)(possibly)
131. Scorpio
132. Seaville (part of)
133. Seaville (part of)
134. Severn
135. Speke (possibly)
136. Sportsman
137. Spurn
138. Stanleigh
139. Stonedale 2 (possibly)
140. Sultan
141. Sunda
142. Talbot
143. The lady mostyn
144. Thomas
145. Thornton
146. Tilley anne
147. Tongue beacon
148. Tongue beacon (possibly)
149. Tower base
150. Tt 6 (possibly)
151. U 1024 (possibly)
152. Ubier (probably)
153. Ulstermore
154. Valeria
155. Vanguard
156. Vedra
157. Ville de llanes
158. Weazel
159. Ystroom (probably)

 

Name: LEEDS (PROBABLY)

Length 43 meter, width: 7.6 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 243 ton

Cause: built of wood in 1826 by john wilson of liverpool. owned at time of loss by the city of dublin steam packet company. two cylinder side lever engine of 130 nhp, paddle propulsion. machinery by fawcett of liverpool. a sister ship to ps sheffield. abandoned in a sinking state. no lives lost. (c michael).

Year of registration: 1996

Water depth above wreck: 19 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1996, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: HH100/351/11 14.2.96 FASTENER IN 534720N, 032618W [OGB]. POSN BY DECCA. (K HURLEY). BR STD. HH206/450/01 21.11.96 OBSTN LOCATED IN 534723.6N, 032630.0W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.28 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.5MTRS. LENGTH 19.5MTRS, WIDTH 12.5MTRS. (NP 1008, HI 705). INS AS OBSTN 15.2MTRS.

- NM 30/97. HH090/705/01 6.6.97 SWEPT CLEAR 15.2, FOUL 15.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.1 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. LENGTH 19.5MTRS, WIDTH 12.5MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. (NP 1008, HI 705). AMEND OSW 15.1MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/12 29.7.97 DIVED IN POOR UNDERWATER VISIBILITY. FOUND TO BE BROKEN UP SS OF COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION. ENGINE & BOILER PROVIDE THE SHOALEST DEPTH. ALL SURVEY DETAILS CORRECT. SEABED IS SILT AND MUD, WRECKSITE IS HEAVILY SILTED. NO POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION BUT CONSIDER THIS TO BE SS GLEANER, SUNK 24.1.40. (K HURLEY). NCA. 14.4.99 AMENDED TO SW 15.1MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/21 22.7.04 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. CONFIRMED AS THE VERY BROKEN UP WRECKAGE FROM AN EARLY SS. (C MICHAEL, LTR DTD 19.7.04). NCA. 9.6.10 CONSIDER THAT THIS IS WK OF PS LEEDS OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM PACKET CO, WHICH WAS ABANDONED IN A SINKING STATE ON 24.1.52 WITH NO LOSS OF LIFE. A SISTER TO PS SHEFFIELD. THE ENGINE COMPONENTS OF THE WRECK ARE OF SIDE LEVER STEAM ENGINES. THE TWO CYLINDERS HAVE A DIAMETER OF ABOUT 4FT AND ARE ON THE N SIDE OF THE ENGINE AREA. THERE IS NO SIGN OF THE PADDLE WHEELS ON THE WRECK. (C MICHAEL, EMAIL DTD 8.6.10). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WOODEN HULL, BROKEN UP

Position: 53 47.393 N,3 26.5 W

 

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