This is the information page about the shipwreck Leven (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 46.135 N,0 4.004 E (50.577250, -0.082600)

 

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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. Alan dean
2. Aracataca
3. Aristos
4. Ashford
5. Barn hill
6. Blanefield
7. Branksome chine (possibly)
8. Braunton
9. Broadhurst (probably)
10. Carrie dingle
11. Celtic
12. Charles m
13. City of brisbane
14. City of waterford
15. D144 (possibly).
16. Davenport
17. Devon coast
18. Eduard (possibly)
19. Esperanza
20. F/v joanna c
21. Fife coast (possibly)
22. Fortuna
23. Fulham vii (probably)
24. George sutton
25. Gerlen (possibly)
26. Girlvine (possibly)
27. Glenarm head (possibly)
28. Glenarm head (possibly)
29. Glendinning (possibly)
30. Gull (possibly)
31. Harold
32. Hms avanturine
33. Hms borneo
34. Hms inverclyde
35. Hms keryado (probably)
36. Hms lancer ii
37. Hms minion
38. Hms ocean sunlight
39. Hms taipo
40. Holme force (possibly)
41. Hush wing
42. Ikeda (possibly)
43. Inger (possibly)
44. Ingo
45. Joseph roberts (possibly)
46. Lalen mendi
47. Lass o'doune (probably)
48. Leven (possibly)
49. Lornaston (possibly)
50. Maaslust
51. Mill gate (probably)
52. Mira
53. Mohlenpris (possibly)
54. Mount stuart
55. Mv adur valley?
56. Newent
57. Nyon
58. Ouse (possibly)
59. Pagenturm
60. Patrice didier (probably)
61. Saint ronaig
62. Seven seas (possibly)
63. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
64. Stanhope
65. T r thompson
66. U 212 (probably)
67. U 275 (probably)
68. U 40 (possibly)
69. U678 (probably)/u275 (possibly)
70. Ub 130
71. Vasco
72. Venus
73. Wilhelmina j
74. Zeester (possibly)

 

Name: LEVEN (POSSIBLY)

Length 56.4 meter, width: 11.9 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 775 ton

Cause: mined. (ww1sl).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 11 meter, Height above seabed: 110 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20150811

Details measurements/cartography: H1019/17 WK 2.25FMS IN 504554N, 000405E, WITH LT BUOY CLOSE S. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 233/18 & FNM 258/17. H566/24 22.1.24 FOUL LOCATED 1924 IN 504600N, 000400E, APPROX 7C S OF NEWHAVEN BREAKWATER LT. (HM NEWHAVEN, 8.2.24). AMENDED TO F (1924) IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 308/24. H5707/36 3.9.36 LOCATED 262.5DEGS, 1.34M FROM SEAFORD CHURCH. LEAST DEPTH 19FT. TRACING HELD. (HMS FLINDERS, 29.8.46). AMENDED TO WK 3.25FMS.

- NM 1746/36. H0574/40 18.6.47 FOUL AT 30FT CLEAR AT 28FT GENERAL DEPTH 38FT IN POSN 142.75DEGS, 5.2C FROM NEWHAVEN LT. (CSO PORTSMOUTH, 26.3.47). AMENDED TO WK 4.5FMS.

- NM 1576/47. H0574/40 10.4.51 G CON LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G, BELL ESTABLISHED CLOSE S OF WK. (NAVEAM 3434/51).

- NM 669/51. H0574/40 12.12.51 DIVING SURVEY SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 1951. LOCATED 155DEGS, 8.24C FROM WEST PIER LT. WK HAS BEEN WELL DEMOLISHED BY EXPLOSIVES PRESUMABLY IN ATTEMPTING DISPERSAL OF 'OCEAN SUNLIGHT'. NO PART STANDS MORE THAN 8FT ABOVE SEABED. LEAST DEPTH 34FT, SURROUNDING DEPTH 42FT. (DIRECTOR OF BOOM DEFENCE & MARINE SALVAGE, 6.12.51). H0574/40 23.5.52 SWEPT IN POSN 144DEGS, 5.2C FROM NEWHAVEN LT. CLEAR AT 32FT, FOUL AT 33FT IN GEN DEPTH 37FT. TRACING HELD. (SML 324 REPORT DTD 30.4.52). AMENDED TO WK 5.25FMS IN 504603N, 000408E, WITH BUOY CLOSE S.

- NM 936/52. H0574/40 1.7.54 BUOY DELETED. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED).

- NM 1495/54. 14.7.71 NOW CHARTED AS SW 9.8MTRS. NC 536. 7.4.72 AMENDED TO SW 9.4MTRS [LAT]. NC'S 536 & 1652. HH090/960/01 3.11.04 NOT LOCATED, DISPROVED. (NP 1016, HI 960). AMEND DEAD. BR STD. SEP 2015/000083466 8.2.16 EXAM'D 11.08.15 IN 5046.135N, 0004.004E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11.2MTRS. NO SCOUR, LENGTH 55MTRS, HT 0.5MTRS, WIDTH 44MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1477). AMEND DW 9.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 46.135 N,0 4.004 E

 

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