This is the information page about the shipwreck Leo dawson, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 60 12.264 N,0 31.828 W (60.42445, -0.72313333333333)

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: LEO DAWSON

Length 110.7 meter, width: 15.5 meter, draught: 8, tonnage 4330 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: 29.1.40 built in 1918 by blyth shipbuilding & dry dock co. owned at time of loss by the edwardian ss co. triple expansion engine of 377nhp. sailed narvik 29.1.40 for immingham. cargo iron ore. lost without trace. (dods). torpedoed by u-37 and sunk 21.4.1941. (b baird).

Year of registration: 1985

Water depth above wreck: 116 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1985

Details measurements/cartography: H3057/81 3.6.85 H3057/81 3.6.85 EXAM'D 5.5.85 IN 601218N, 003142W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER AND HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 104 IN GEN DEPTHS 116MTRS. DCS3 HT 12.5MTRS, LENGTH 65MTRS, BEAM 25MTRS. LYING 170/340 DEG. (NP 1008, HN FOR HI 244). NCA YET. H2334/84 18.12.85 H2334/84 18.12.85 ABOVE DATA REPEATED. LENGTH NOW GIVEN AS 60MTRS, BEAM 16MTRS. DCS3 HT 11.1MTRS. (NP 1008, HI 244). BR STD. 2.11.02 2.11.02 THIS IS THE LEO DAWSON. (B BAIRD).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 60 12.264 N,0 31.828 W

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