This is the information page about the shipwreck Lionel, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 31.665 N,0 2.806 W (49.52775, -0.0467667)

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: LIONEL

Length 64 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 928 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: Vessel, built 1885 by wigham richardson of newcastle, sunk after collision whilst en route rouen to tyne.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter, Height above seabed: 115 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: H2183/18 14.4.18 H2183/18 14.4.18 WK IN APPROX POSN 1M N 15DEGS W [T] OF WHISTLE BUOY. (TEL DNTO HAVRE). CHART AS WK [OLD SYMBOL] '(2 MASTS)' IN 493137N, 000223W. - FNM 273/18. H3146/18 15.6.18 H3146/18 & H980/18 15.6.18 MARKED BY LT BUOY IN 493148N, 000254W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - FNM 400/18. H6358/19 26.11.19 H6358/19 & H9000/19 26.11.19 WK 5FMS IN 493137N, 000223W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE'S 2146, 2613, 2675C & 1598. H3202/21 26.5.21 H3202/21 26.5.21 WK 5FMS, MARKED BY BUOY CLOSE W. (FRENCH HYDRO). R/P. H2962/22 18.5.22 H2962/22 18.5.22 WK 8.5MTRS [4.75FMS] IN 493145N, 000248W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). R/P. H4325/22 12.7.22 H4325/22 12.7.22 NDW IN 493145N, 000248W. (FR NM 22 851 26). NCA. H4455/25 6.7.25 H4455/25 6.7.25 SHOWN AS WK MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, FR, IN 493145N, 000245W ON FR 4937.

- NM 1165/25. [BUOY FORMALLY MARKING WK [24015] - 'SALTA']. H2537/28 20.8.28 H2537/28 20.8.28 SHOWN AS WK 8.5MTRS, MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, FR, IN 493145N, 000248W ON FR 4937. H3977/30 17.6.30 H3977/30 17.6.30 WK 13.7MTRS [7.5FMS] IN 493145N, 000248W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). AMENDED TO WK 7.5FMS & LT BUOY DELETED.

- NM 969/30. H659/60 1.9.60 H659/60 1.9.60 SHOWN AS WK 14MTRS [7FMS 4FT] ON FR 4937. NC 2146. H2606/66 23.8.69 H2606/66 23.8.69 FALLS WITHIN FA CENTRED IN 493100N, 000100W APPROX. (FR NM 69 31 17).

- NM 1558/69. 1.10.74 1.10.74 SHOWN AS WK 14MTRS IN 493147N, 000244W ON FR 6603. NC 2146. 27.11.89 27.11.89 SHOWN AS WK 14MTRS IN 493143N, 000242W ON FR 6736 [2ND EDN 1989]; IN 493143N, 000243.5W. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. LENGTH 20MTRS. ORIENTATION 115/295DEGS. (FR WK RECORDS NO.14590059). NE 2146. [FA NOT SHOWN ON FRENCH CHARTS]. 15.5.07 15.5.07 LIES IN 4931.715N, 0002.726W [EUR]. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 2007). AMEND POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 31.665 N,0 2.806 W

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