This is the information page about the shipwreck Louie bell, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 53.68 N,1 44.3 W (50.167166666667, -11.000666666667)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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: LOUIE BELL
Year of registration: 1918
Water depth above wreck: 65 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm
Known since: 1918, last detected: 2017
Details measurements/cartography: 1918 'LOUIE BELL' SUNK 15M N OF CHERBOURG. (WW1SL). 1918 SANK IN 495300N, 014400W APPROX, OR 15M N OF CHERBOURG. (MASTER). H2537/28 23.8.28 WK IN 495300N, 014400W APPROX. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NCA. H4984/74 3.4.78 NDW PA IN 495300N, 014405W [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 78 06 34). BR STD. 22.9.88 BRITISH SV 'LOUIE BELL' IN 495300N, 014400W [EUR]. ACCURAY 1M. LEAST DEPTH UNKNOWN, ESTIMATED FROM VESSEL'S DIMENSIONS AS 43 IN GEN DEPTH 61MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987). BR STD. HH351/352/01 21.6.90 USC PD 43MTRS SHOWN IN 495300N, 014400W [EUR] ON FRENCH 6857 [1986 EDN]. BR STD. HH226/410/02 15.12.94 WK 43MTRS IN 495344N, 014414W. (FRENCH NM 94 48 23). BR STD. 17.4.97 SHOWN AS USC 43MTRS ON FRENCH 6857 [1996 EDN]. BR STD. 21.4.99 POSN 4953.735N, 0144.217W [EUR]. ACCURACY 10MTRS. POSN BY SYLEDIS. ESTIMATED LEAST DEPTH FROM DCS3. LIES 090/270DEGS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1999). BR STD. 24.12.12 [WGD] POSN: 4953.680N, 0144.300W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 49 53.68 N,1 44.3 W