This is the information page about the shipwreck Lonhelen (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 1.2 N,1 40.17 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Alastair
5. Ambient (probably)
6. Angelus
7. Annie
8. Atlanticos
9. Balgownie (probably)
10. Batavier 5
11. Bella donna
12. Blackhill
13. Bonnington court
14. British captain
15. British fortune (probably)
16. Brixton
17. Cairnside
18. Carica milica
19. Cedarwood (possibly)
20. Churston
21. Clan monroe
22. Coalgas
23. Corcrest
24. Cormorant
25. Cormount (probably)
26. Coureur des mers
27. Cressdene (possibly)
28. Cresta
29. Dagmar (probably)
30. Denewood
31. Denise germaine (possibly)
32. Disa (possibly)
33. Dulwich
34. Dunwich bank wk
35. Dynamo
36. Edernian
37. El argentino
38. Empire bridge
39. Erna boldt (probably)
40. Estrella (possibly)
41. European gateway (part of)
42. Eva witte
43. Excelsior
44. F stobart (probably)
45. Faithful star
46. Farmatyr
47. Firth
48. Fort massac
49. Forth
50. Friargate (possibly)
51. Friargate (possibly)
52. Gannet (possibly)
53. Gena
54. Gerhard
55. Gipsy (possibly)
56. Golconda (possibly)
57. Grantleyhall (possibly)
58. Grenadier (probably)
59. Grisdeale
60. Groeswen (probably)
61. Harlington (probably)
62. Harlyn (probably)
63. Harriet
64. Hebe
65. Hendon hall
66. Heworth
67. Hillglen
68. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
69. Hmml 127 (possibly)
70. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
71. Hms adonis (possibly)
72. Hms arethusa
73. Hms coquette
74. Hms donna nook
75. Hms donside (possibly)
76. Hms duchess of hamilton
77. Hms dundalk
78. Hms eros (possibly)
79. Hms forward iii
80. Hms franc tireur
81. Hms hastfen
82. Hms hirose (probably)
83. Hms holdene
84. Hms japan
85. Hms jessie nutten
86. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
87. Hms lord airedale
88. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
89. Hms ludlow
90. Hms marconi
91. Hms monarch
92. Hms moravia (possibly)
93. Hms nadine
94. Hms new comet (possibly)
95. Hms resono (possibly)
96. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
97. Hms river clyde (possibly)
98. Hms river clyde (possibly)
99. Hms sisapon
100. Hms sisters melville
101. Hms st seiriol
102. Hms tervani
103. Hms tunisian
104. Hms velia (possibly)
105. Hms waveflower
106. Hms whooper
107. Hms william wesney
108. Hmsm e6
109. Hmtb 10
110. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
111. Hnlms 227
112. Hornchurch
113. Ignis (possibly)
114. Ingi
115. Ionian (possibly)
116. Iris (possibly)
117. J c dalble
118. Janny
119. Jim
120. Josefina thorden (after part)
121. Kankakee
122. Kenneth hawksfield
123. Khartoum (possibly)
124. Knarsdale
125. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
126. Koningen emma (possibly)
127. Kwasind
128. La flandre (possibly)
129. Lady salisbury
130. Lincairn (possibly)
131. Lisette
132. Little world
133. Lodewijk van nassau (probably)
134. Lonhelen (possibly)
135. Lowland
136. Mac 5 (possibly)
137. Magdapur
138. Mahseer
139. Mangara
140. Marie leonhardt (probably)
141. Mascotte
142. Mecklenburg
143. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
144. Mexico
145. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
146. Moidart
147. Morar
148. Nereus
149. Newhaven (possibly)
150. Nico
151. Nicolaos piangos
152. Norhauk
153. Norwich trader
154. Ocean pride
155. Old charlton
156. Ostprussen (possibly)
157. Paullette
158. Peik
159. Persistant whisper
160. Pescado
161. Petshenga (possibly)
162. Phryne
163. Plawsworth (possibly)
164. Polgarth
165. Princess juliana
166. Profit
167. Protinus (possibly)
168. Quickstep
169. Ravenscraig (possibly)
170. Rhenas (possibly)
171. Rumania
172. Salerno (possibly)
173. Salerno (possibly)
174. Savona (probably)
175. Scimitar
176. Sea king
177. Second chance (possibly)
178. Shardana
179. Sheaf field
180. Simon bolivar
181. Southford
182. St patrick
183. Stad maastricht
184. Storm
185. Sunbeam
186. Sunk head tower
187. Telegraaf xviii
188. Tergestea
189. Terukuni maru
190. The sultan
191. Thornaby (possibly)
192. Thyra
193. Torchbearer
194. Uc 11 (possibly)
195. Uc 72 (possibly)
196. Vae victis
197. Vancouver
198. Volscian (possibly)
199. Warrenpoint
200. Wearside
201. White ghost
202. White lady
203. Wychwood (possibly)
204. Wyetown
205. Yampa (part of)
206. Yewkyle (possibly)
207. Ypapanti

 

Name: LONHELEN (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 191 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20190630

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK AT NORTH END OF SHIPWASH APPROX. (WW1SL). H3052/31 27.10.31 SWEPT 2.7.31. CLEAR 50FT, FOUL 52FT. SEABED 68FT. (HMS KELLETT, 1931). INS AS WK 51FT. H1144/65 3.8.65 EXAM'D IN 520110N, 014016E USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 53 IN GEN DEPTH 60/64FT. SCOUR 66FT. GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM NORTH-WEST. (HMS ECHO). 11.12.72 AMEND TO SW 15.4 MTRS. BR STD. H4139/76 10.1.77 EXAM'D 7.8.76 IN 520110.8N 014012E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 14.3, FOULED AT 14.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15 IN GEN DEPTH 18-20MTRS. SCOUR BY E/S 21MTRS. IN 2 PARTS. N PART FOULED. S PART IS 30MTRS AWAY. LARGER N PART IS 50 X 30MTRS FROM DCS3 TRACE. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 31/76). BR STD. H3186/73 21.2.79 EXAM'D IN 520110N, 014016E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.4 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. SCOUR 21MTRS. SONAR HT 3.3MTRS, LENGTH 150FT. LYING N/S. GIVES GOOD SONAR RESPONSE FROM ALL DIRECTIONS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 60C/78). NCA. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. H2007/81 16.2.81 EXAM'D 27.3.80 IN 520110.8N, 014018E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.4, FOUL AT 14.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.8 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5MTRS,LENGTH 65MTRS, BEAM 19MTRS. LYING N/S, APPARENTLY UPRIGHT. (HMS ECHO, HI 68B/80). BR STD. HH090/667/01 13.12.95 EXAM'D 21.7.95 IN 520111.47N, 014009.95E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 12.2, FOUL 12.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.6 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.2MTR. DCS3 HT 5.3MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC SIGNATURE. UPRIGHT. WK IS NETTED OR BUOYED. (OCEONICS, HI 667). AMEND SW 12.2MTRS.

- NM 1567/95. SEP 2019/000272653 19.11.19 EXAM'D 30.06.19; IN 5201.200N, 0140.170E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.40MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS, LENGTH 57.09MTRS, WIDTH 11.05MTRS, HEIGHT 5.82MTRS, ORIENTATION 191/011 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 34MTRS, WIDTH 72MTRS, 1.3MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 099 DEGS. WRECK SITS UPRIGHT AND INTACT. (CLINTON MARINE, HI 1584). AMEND DW 14.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT & INTACT

Position: 52 1.2 N,1 40.17 E

 

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