This is the information page about the shipwreck Reine du leon, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 48 13.25 N,4 39.1 W (48.304416666667, -4.8459166666667)

 

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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. Adolph andersen
2. Arras (or aviso)
3. Bruno-sandrine
4. Castelmeur
5. City of francfort
6. Eildon
7. Emile allard
8. F
9. Frederik frank
10. Furieux
11. Gobetas
12. Gorlegreiz
13. Gyller
14. Imgard
15. Joannis carras
16. Joh. cornelis
17. Justin
18. Kenilworth
19. Kleber
20. Kong inge
21. La marie simone (possibly)
22. La meuse
23. La perle
24. La victoire
25. Lake borgne
26. Lake portage
27. Lapous moor
28. Mers du sud
29. Mousse-bihan 4
30. Naja
31. Nero
32. Nirefs (possibly)
33. Notre-dame du trezien
34. Ouessantine
35. Penhir
36. Peniche
37. Perle de jade
38. Porte duciel
39. Reine du leon
40. Roca
41. Saracen
42. Seybouse ii
43. Skleraenn
44. Swansea vale
45. Taboga
46. Tali
47. Tenbengern
48. Throstle
49. Trane
50. Union
51. Vauquois
52. Venus
53. Vorpostenbot
54. War balloon
55. Xenophon

 

Name: REINE DU LEON

Year of registration: 1990

Water depth above wreck: 31 meter

Known since: 1990, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: HH353/350/01 25.7.90 WK OF SAND DREDGER IN 481334N, 043909W, OFF CAP DE LA CHEVRE. (DIFRAP NO.2810/90). NCA YET. HH353/350/01 27.9.90 WK, WITH DEPTH GREATER THAN 20MTRS, IN 481357N, 043915W [POSN DOUBTFUL]. (BREST NM 90 31 15). INS AS WK USC PA 20MTRS. BR STD. HH353/350/01 30.11.90 WK LOCATED IN 481315N, 043908W. (FRENCH NM 90 45 30). LOCATED BY DIVERS, 9.10.90, IN 481318.5N, 043901W. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS. LIES WITH HULL INTACT, LISTING TO STARBOARD. CRANE APPARENTLY INTACT. (FRENCH WK RECORDS, NO.1458310). INS AS WK USC 20MTRS. BR STD. 12.8.93 WK USC 20MTRS IN 481318.9N, 043901.3W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS, EXAMINED BY DIVER. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1991, NO. 14584310). SHOWN IN 481318.5N, 043909W ON FRENCH 7172 [1991 EDN]. HH100/351/12 25.4.97 WK HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY SALVAGED & ALL THAT NOW REMAINS IS ONE HYAB HYDRAULIC CRANE, A SMALL SECTION OF DECKING WITH A SET OF BOLLARDS & A WINCH FIXED TO IT, A DIESEL ENGINE COMPLETE WITH ENGINE BED & TWO FURTHER SMALL SECTIONS OF DECKING. THE UNDERWATER VISIBILITY WAS IN EXCESS OF 20MTRS & DESPITE AN EXTENSIVE SWIMMING SEARCH NOTHING FURTHER WAS FOUND. (M ROWLEY, MV MAUREEN CHARTERS, FAX DTD 24.4.97). 13.10.98 SHOWN AS WK USC 20MTRS IN 481318.0N, 043900.0W [EUR] ON FRENCH 7147 [1998 EDN]. BR STD. HH353/410/04 2.8.01 NOW WK 28MTRS. (FRENCH NM 01 29 24). AMEND DEPTH.

- NM 3575/01. 15.11.02 SHOWN AS WK USC 28MTRS ON FRENCH 7148 [2ND EDN CORRECT TO 30 17 02, LARGEST SCALE]. BR STD. 9.11.06 SHOWN AS WK 28MTRS IN 4813.250N, 0439.100W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7121 [2005 EDN, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 2349.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: EXTENSIVELY SALVAGED

Position: 48 13.25 N,4 39.1 W

 

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