This is the information page about the shipwreck Lenas, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 1.275 N,8 1.651 E (53.9094833, 8.0987167)

 

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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. Adele ohlrogge
2. Adriana
3. Amrumbank
4. Angela
5. Birgit
6. Cholmogory (or kholmogory)
7. Ditmar koel
8. Dw 07
9. Elbe (possibly)
10. Elbe 1 lt vessel
11. Franciska
12. Friedel
13. Gerhardus
14. Grete hauschildt
15. Harborough
16. Haren
17. Henkie
18. Johann schulte
19. Johanna
20. Jupiter
21. Karla
22. Karla sorensen
23. Kellerwald
24. Kirkwood
25. Konigsberg-preussen
26. Lenas
27. Limsund (fore-part)
28. Luise leonhardt
29. Lune ii
30. Marianne wear
31. Marko
32. Mellum
33. Memelland
34. Merlin
35. Narvik
36. Neubau
37. Nordenham
38. Piteaelf
39. Ramme
40. Rosafred
41. Sperber
42. St christoph
43. Trondheim
44. U 51 (probably)
45. Unterelbe
46. Widar (or wides)

 

Name: LENAS

Length 44.8 meter, width: 17.1 meter, draught: 2.1, tonnage 285 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products

Cause: 23.4.79 sank in thick fog after collision with mv "tropical sun". (sig 210920z apr'79; ll 23.4.79, 24.7.79).

Year of registration: 1979

Water depth above wreck: 23 meter

Known since: 1979, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H2903/77 9.5.79 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 540119N, 080143E. (SIG 210920Z APR '79; LL, 23.4.79, 24.7.79). NCA. NAVAREA I 096/79 ISSUED. H2128/70 4.1.80 WK 19.2MTRS [10FMS 3FT], IN 540119N, 080143E [EUR], MARKED BY W & E CARD BUOYS. (HAMBURG NM 4342/79).

- NM 119/80. 19.2.80 OWNER DECLARED VESSEL MAY BE SALVED. (LL, 20.2.80) NCA. H2128/70 3.3.80 W CARD BUOY REMOVED. (HAMBURG NM 603/80).

- NM 618/80. H3877/80 12.9.80 NOW WK SW 20.2MTRS [11FMS]. E CARDINAL BUOY REMOVED. (HAMBURG NM 2919/80).

- NM 2085/80. HH328/354/01 5.9.89 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 18.6MTRS. (HAMBURG NM (21)87/30/89).

- NM 2763/89. HH328/354/01 24.10.89 NOW WK SW 20.2MTRS. (HAMBURG NM (21)3/38/89).

- NM 3386/89. 27.12.07 SHOWN IN 5401.277N, 0801.650E [WGD] ON GERMAN 87 [INT 1413] [APR '06 EDN, ADOPTION]. NC 1635. 16.1.12 SHOWN AS WK 20.6MTRS [LAT] ON GERMAN 103 [EDN DTD 9.2011]. NE 3767. 16.1.12 SHOWN AS SW 19.8MTRS [LAT] ON DE421025 [EDN 3.5]. NCA. 20.4.15 SHOWN AS SW 21MTRS [LAT] IN 5401.275N, 0801.651E [WGD] ON GERMAN 87 [EDN 10, DTD 3.15]. AMEND TO SW 21MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 1.275 N,8 1.651 E

 

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