This is the information page about the shipwreck Leon martin (part of), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 8.042 N,5 1.198 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Acadian
2. Adams (possibly)
3. Adolf vinnen
4. Alexander kennedy
5. Almond branch (possibly)
6. Andola
7. Andromeda
8. Arab
9. Ardgarry
10. Arvor
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
13. Atlantis (possibly)
14. Atlantis (possibly)
15. Ballarat
16. Bamse (probably)
17. Bay of panama
18. Beatrice (possibly)
19. Bellucia
20. Ben asdale
21. Ben rein
22. Benito
23. Bjornvik (possibly)
24. Brest
25. Bretonne (probably)
26. Cape finisterre (probably)
27. Carmarthen
28. Caroline
29. Carolus
30. Caroni river
31. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
32. Centurion (possibly)
33. Cieszyn
34. Citrine
35. City of ghent
36. Clan apline
37. Clan malcolm
38. Cristina
39. Cromdale
40. Czar
41. Dionne marie
42. Dispatch (possibly)
43. Elisabeth (possibly)
44. Epsilon
45. Erato
46. Eric calvert (possibly)
47. Eskdale
48. Forde
49. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
50. Ganymede
51. Gap
52. Godolphin
53. Grip (part of)
54. Gunvor
55. Hanover
56. Hansy
57. Happy returns (possibly)
58. Hera
59. Hmcs trentonian
60. Hmml 380
61. Hms almond (after part)
62. Hms almond (bow part)
63. Hms anson
64. Hms brandlebas
65. Hms comet
66. Hms gloaming
67. Hms kurd
68. Hms lady of the isles
69. Hms primrose
70. Hms rinovia
71. Hms roche bonne
72. Hms torrent
73. Hmy sappho (possibly)
74. Hnlms brielle
75. Ilston
76. Jersey queen (possibly)
77. John
78. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
79. Juno
80. Karen marie
81. Kerris reed
82. King harry (probably)
83. Kremsertor
84. Krosfond
85. Kwester
86. La suippe
87. Lady dalhousie
88. Le vieux tigre
89. Leander
90. Leon martin (part of)
91. Lia'g
92. Loe bar wk
93. Lord snowden (probably)
94. Lucent (possibly)
95. Lydie
96. Mina cantiquin
97. Mitera marigo
98. Mohegan
99. Mosel
100. Mountby
101. Mourne (probably)
102. N g petersen
103. Normand
104. Nyassa
105. Ocklinge
106. Omer denise
107. Orfordness
108. Ospra
109. Pearl (possibly)
110. Peer gynt (possibly)
111. Penelope jane (possibly)
112. Petersham
113. Pindos
114. Plantaganet
115. Poljames
116. Poljames
117. Ponus
118. Port chalmers
119. Prestige
120. Queen (possibly)
121. Rigmor (possibly)
122. Robert
123. Rock island bridge
124. Rossmore (possibly)
125. Royal anne galley
126. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
127. Schiedam
128. Shoal fisher
129. Siracusa
130. Spital
131. Spyridion vagliano
132. St anthony (possibly)
133. Stanwood
134. Twilight water
135. U 95
136. Ub 106 (possibly)
137. Ub 112 (possibly)
138. Ub 113
139. Ub 128 (possibly)
140. Ub 86 (possibly)
141. Ub 97 (possibly)
142. Ula
143. Veritas
144. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
145. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
146. Violet
147. Volnay
148. War tune
149. Wyndcliffe
150. Zebra

 

Name: LEON MARTIN (PART OF)

Length 77.1 meter, width: 14 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 1951 ton
Load: gas,oil

Cause: built in 1936 by ch & atel de st nazaire. owned at time of loss by ministry of shipping (ango-american oil co. 5 cylinder oil engine of 369bhp, single shaft. machinery aft by chantiers de penhoet, st naziare. passage swansea for hamble. mined. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: FOR PREVIOUS DETAILS SEE [16335]. H01027/40 12.3.51 H01027/40 12.3.51 WK LEAST DEPTH 3FMS 2FT [6.1MTRS] IN 500800N, 050113W [OGB], MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G.10S 203DEGS, 6C FROM ST ANTHONY HD LT. (HMS SEAGULL & TH PENZANCE, 21.2.51).

- NM 488/51. H01027/40 16.10.51 H01027/40 16.10.51 NOW CHARTED AS OB 6FMS 1FT [11.3MTRS]. (HMS SCOTT).

- NM 1940/51. H01027/40 18.11.52 H01027/40 18.11.52 NOW CHARTED AS FOUL 4FMS 4FT [8.5MTRS], 198.5DEGS, 0.45C FROM ST ANTHONY HD LT. (HMS SCOTT).

- NM 2352/52. H01027/40 19.3.54 H01027/40 19.3.54 SALVAGE OPS TAKING PLACE IN 500800N, 050112W [OGB], MARKED BY Y BUOYS. (RISDON BEAZLEY LTD, 2.3.54). - TNM 642/54. H01027/40 18.7.54 H01027/40 18.7.54 WK CLEARED TO GROUND LEVEL. (HBR COM FALMOUTH, 3.7.54). NCA. H01027/40 19.7.54 H01027/40 19.7.54 SALVAGE OPS CEASED, BUOYS WITHDRAWN. LEAST DEPTH 6FMS 3FT [11.9MTRS]. (RISDON BEAZLEY LTD, 6.7.54).

- NM 1597/54. H01027/40 13.8.54 H01027/40 13.8.54 SALVED BY RISDON BEAZLEY SURVEYED BY DIVER WHO FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF WK REMAINING. G CONL LT BUOY WITHDRAWN. (FALMOUTH DOCKS & ENG CO, 30.6.54, HBR COMM, FALMOUTH & TH). AMENDED TO DEAD.

- NM 1817/54. HH100/351/18 12.2.02 HH100/351/18 12.2.02 LOCATED IN 5008.042N, 0501.198W [WGD], OR 200DEGS, 4.6C FROM ST ANTHONY HD LT. POSN CONFIRMED USING MAGNETOMETER. ONLY RIBS AND A FEW PLATES REMAIN, STANDING LESS THAN 1MTR HIGH. (J ROSEVEARE/G FURSE TELECON 12.2.02). INS AS FOUL. BR STD. HH091/088/01 14.6.05 HH091/088/01 14.6.05 EXAM'D 29.4.05. NOT LOCATED BY DCS3, MAGNETOMETER NOT AVAILABLE. APPEARS AS FOUL GROUND IN AREA OF EXPOSED ROCK OVERLAID WITH SAND, PEBBLES AND SHELLS. RETAIN AS FOUL. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1088). NCA. 19.2.13 19.2.13 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. (EGS, FOR CHANNEL COASTAL OBSERVATORY, HI 1403). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ONLY RIBS & FEW PLATES REMAIN

Position: 50 8.042 N,5 1.198 W

 

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