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 (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. Atlanticos
8. Balgownie (probably)
9. Batavier 5
10. Bonnington court
11. British captain
12. British fortune (probably)
13. Brixton
14. Cairnside
15. Carica milica
16. Cedarwood (possibly)
17. Churston
18. Clan monroe
19. Coalgas
20. Corcrest
21. Cormorant
22. Cormount (probably)
23. Coureur des mers
24. Cressdene (possibly)
25. Cresta
26. Dagmar (probably)
27. Denewood
28. Denise germaine (possibly)
29. Disa (possibly)
30. Dulwich
31. Dunwich bank wk
32. Dynamo
33. Edernian
34. El argentino
35. Empire bridge
36. Erna boldt (probably)
37. Estrella (possibly)
38. European gateway (part of)
39. Eva witte
40. F stobart (probably)
41. Faithful star
42. Farmatyr
43. Firth
44. Fort massac
45. Forth
46. Friargate (possibly)
47. Friargate (possibly)
48. Gannet (possibly)
49. Gena
50. Gerhard
51. Gipsy (possibly)
52. Golconda (possibly)
53. Grantleyhall (possibly)
54. Grenadier (probably)
55. Grisdeale
56. Groeswen (probably)
57. Harlington (probably)
58. Harlyn (probably)
59. Harriet
60. Hebe
61. Hendon hall
62. Hillglen
63. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
64. Hmml 127 (possibly)
65. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
66. Hms adonis (possibly)
67. Hms arethusa
68. Hms coquette
69. Hms donna nook
70. Hms donside (possibly)
71. Hms duchess of hamilton
72. Hms eros (possibly)
73. Hms forward iii
74. Hms franc tireur
75. Hms hastfen
76. Hms hirose (probably)
77. Hms holdene
78. Hms japan
79. Hms jessie nutten
80. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
81. Hms lord airedale
82. Hms ludlow
83. Hms marconi
84. Hms monarch
85. Hms moravia (possibly)
86. Hms nadine
87. Hms new comet (possibly)
88. Hms resono (possibly)
89. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
90. Hms river clyde (possibly)
91. Hms river clyde (possibly)
92. Hms sisapon
93. Hms sisters melville
94. Hms tervani
95. Hms tunisian
96. Hms velia (possibly)
97. Hms waveflower
98. Hms whooper
99. Hms william wesney
100. Hmsm e6
101. Hmtb 10
102. Hnlms 227
103. Hornchurch
104. Ignis (possibly)
105. Ingi
106. Ionian (possibly)
107. J c dalble
108. Janny
109. Jim
110. Josefina thorden (after part)
111. Kankakee
112. Kenneth hawksfield
113. Khartoum (possibly)
114. Knarsdale
115. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
116. Koningen emma (possibly)
117. Kwasind
118. La flandre (possibly)
119. Lady salisbury
120. Lincairn (possibly)
121. Lisette
122. Lodewijk van nassau (probably)
123. Lonhelen (possibly)
124. Lowland
125. Mac 5 (possibly)
126. Magdapur
127. Mahseer
128. Mangara
129. Marie leonhardt (probably)
130. Mascotte
131. Mecklenburg
132. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
133. Mexico
134. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
135. Moidart
136. Morar
137. Nereus
138. Newhaven (possibly)
139. Nico
140. Nicolaos piangos
141. Norhauk
142. Norwich trader
143. Ocean pride
144. Old charlton
145. Ostprussen (possibly)
146. Paullette
147. Peik
148. Persistant whisper
149. Pescado
150. Petshenga (possibly)
151. Phryne
152. Plawsworth (possibly)
153. Polgarth
154. Princess juliana
155. Profit
156. Protinus (possibly)
157. Quickstep
158. Ravenscraig (possibly)
159. Rhenas (possibly)
160. Salerno (possibly)
161. Salerno (possibly)
162. Savona (probably)
163. Scimitar
164. Second chance (possibly)
165. Shardana
166. Simon bolivar
167. Southford
168. St patrick
169. Stad maastricht
170. Storm
171. Sunbeam
172. Sunk head tower
173. Telegraaf xviii
174. Tergestea
175. Terukuni maru
176. The sultan
177. Thornaby (possibly)
178. Thyra
179. Torchbearer
180. Uc 11 (possibly)
181. Uc 72 (possibly)
182. Vae victis
183. Vancouver
184. Volscian (possibly)
185. Warrenpoint
186. Wearside
187. White ghost
188. White lady
189. Wychwood (possibly)
190. Wyetown
191. Yewkyle (possibly)
192. 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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