Dies ist die Informationsseite über das Schiffswrack Leicester, die folgende Wasserkarte zeigt das Wrack in seiner unmittelbaren Umgebung. Die Position des Wracks ist 51 3.635 N,1 15.902 E (51.075983333333, 1.4147)

 

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Die Texte zu diesem Schiffswrack sind in englischer Sprache 🇬🇧, da sie vom Hydrographischen Amt des Vereinigten Königreichs (UKHO) auf der Grundlage von Daten u. a. der Hydrographischen Dienste von Deutschland, der Niederlande und Belgien erstellt wurden. Sie enthalten die bekannten Details des Wracks und die Kommentare der Kartographen, die die Position und den Zustand des Wracks im Laufe der Zeit überprüft haben.

 

1. Admiral gardner
2. Africa
3. Agen
4. Amplegarth
5. Andaman
6. Angelus (possibly)
7. Ashley
8. Atlantic (possibly)
9. Avoca
10. Belford
11. Blanc nez
12. Bobby
13. Brandenburg
14. Bravore
15. Brendonia
16. Cabo espartel
17. Cathay (part of)
18. Charente
19. Christianssund
20. City of dresden (possibly)
21. Colbert
22. Constanzia
23. Corhaven
24. Correct
25. De fontaine
26. Dinard
27. Dorothy j (possibly)
28. Dotterel
29. Efford
30. Eidsiva (probably)
31. Electra
32. Eleonora
33. Emma
34. Emma (possibly)
35. Empire lough (probably)
36. Empress of fort william (probably)
37. En avant
38. Eustratios (probably)
39. Excellence pleske
40. Falcon (probably)
41. Fearless
42. Flachsee
43. Flandres
44. Francesco ciampa
45. Frons olivae (probably)
46. G-asad
47. Gad 23
48. Gladys
49. Grit (probably)
50. Grosser kurfurst
51. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
52. Halcyon
53. Harcalo
54. Henry moon
55. Heron
56. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
57. Hmhs anglia
58. Hms aragonite (part of)
59. Hms aragonite (part of)
60. Hms aries (possibly)
61. Hms artic trapper
62. Hms blackwater
63. Hms brazen
64. Hms carlton
65. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
66. Hms city of dundee
67. Hms cleon
68. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
69. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
70. Hms glen boyne
71. Hms kingston galena
72. Hms lydian
73. Hms marcella
74. Hms myrmidon
75. Hms napia
76. Hms niger (possibly)
77. Hms northumberland (probably)
78. Hms othello ii
79. Hms peridot
80. Hms restoration (possibly)
81. Hms rodino
82. Hms stirling castle (probably)
83. Hms torbay ii (probably)
84. Hms tranquil
85. Hms war sepoy
86. Hms weigelia
87. Hmsm b2
88. Hmt gullfoss
89. Holland
90. Hundvaag
91. Hydaspes (possibly)
92. Ilaro
93. Iltis (possibly)
94. Ines
95. Ira (possibly)
96. Jacob luckenbach
97. James harrod
98. Jokai
99. Josephine willis
100. Kabinda
101. Kadru
102. Katharina kolkmann
103. Kielce
104. Kirsten skou
105. Koenigshaven
106. L'armandeche
107. La fleche
108. Lady stella
109. Latona
110. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
111. Le pelerin de la mer
112. Le tregor
113. Leicester
114. Leila najia
115. Leo
116. Lighter 83
117. Lizzonia
118. Loanda
119. Lolworth
120. Lord hamilton (possibly)
121. Luray victory
122. Lusitania
123. Mahratta
124. Mahratta ii
125. Maloja 1
126. Malta (probably)
127. Marie-ange loic
128. Mercator
129. Merel (part of)(possibly)
130. Mersey
131. Milbanke (probably)
132. Moise
133. Monarch
134. Mrav
135. Murillo
136. Nancy moran
137. Naranco
138. Negrier
139. Newcastle
140. Nicolaw
141. Niki
142. Norman
143. North eastern victory
144. Northfleet
145. Nunima
146. Ocean king (possibly)
147. Ousel (probably)
148. Phoenix
149. Polgrange
150. Portslade (possibly)
151. Preussen
152. Pulborough
153. River levan
154. Rochester castle (possibly)
155. Roode zee (possibly)
156. Rydal force
157. Rynanna
158. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
159. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
160. Sabac
161. Saint ronan (possibly)
162. Saint ronan (possibly)
163. Salbya (possibly)
164. Sambut
165. Samida
166. Santagata
167. Santagata (?part of)
168. Sea serpent
169. Seine
170. Shenandoah
171. Sir russell
172. Spanish prince
173. St cecilia
174. St claire (possibly)
175. Strathclyde
176. T s webb
177. Teeswood
178. Texaco caribbean (after section)
179. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
180. The queen
181. Tokufuku maru
182. Toromoree
183. Toward
184. Traquair (probably)
185. Trooper
186. Tusnastabb (possibly)
187. U 11 (possibly)
188. U 16 (possibly)
189. U 48
190. U 8
191. Ub 103 (possibly)
192. Ub 108 (possibly)
193. Ub 109
194. Ub 12 (possibly)
195. Ub 31 ?
196. Ub 38
197. Ub 55 (probably)
198. Ub 56 (possibly)
199. Ub 58 (possibly)
200. Ub 78
201. Ub-33 (probably)
202. Uc 46 (possibly)
203. Uc 63
204. Uc 77 (possibly)
205. Uc 78 or uc 79
206. Unity
207. Vittoria claudia
208. W a scholten
209. Welsh belle
210. Wheatman (possibly)
211. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: LEICESTER

Länge73.2 meter, Breite: 9.8 meter, Tonnage 1001 ton

Ursache: sunk by mine 2.5m se by e of folkestone pier whilst en route from portsmouth to cromarty. (ll ww1). vessel, built 1891 by earle's co. and owned at the time of loss by great central railway co., was mined & sank 2.5m se by e of folkestone pier. 17 lives lost. (dods).

Jahr der Registrierung: 1916

Wassertiefe über dem Wrack: 20 meter, Höhe über dem Meeresboden: 10 cm

Bekannt seit: 1916, zuletzt detektiert: 20160910

Detailmessungen/Kartographie: H967/16 14.2.16 WK IN 510320N, 011540E, MAST SHOWING. LATER STATED WK HAD BEEN LOCATED & SOUNDED OVER. (ADMIRAL DOVER, 2.12.16) H6345/26 4.11.26 INS NDW (1916) IN 510320N, 011540E. BR STD. H2715/60 23.6.60 DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 32FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35FT. POSN 110DEGS, 2.77M FROM FOLKESTONE LIGHT IN 510430N, 011150E. (HMS SCOTT, 27.5.60). AMEND TO WK 5FMS 2FT, MARKED BY G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S CLOSE E.

- NM 1515/60. H2760/49 18.1.62 AMEND BUOY TO G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G.10S CLOSE N.

- NM 2749/61. H2118/61 26.6.63 DISPERSAL CONTRACT PLACED. (TH LTR DTD 19.6.63). H899/64 10.3.64 SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS MARKED BY 4 YELLOW BUOYS. (RISDON BEAZLEY LTD, 19.2.64).

- NM 481(T)/64. H899/64 24.5.65 OPERATIONS SUSPENDED FOR THE WINTER. RESUMED ON 24.5.65. (RISDON BEAZLEY LTD, 1.12.64 & 24.5.65).

- NM 2354/64 & NM 1146(T)/65. H2715/60 12.7.65 CHAIN SWEPT AFTER DISPERSAL. CLEAR AT 49FT, FOUL AT 51FT [MLWS]. (THV VESTAL, 11.6.65). AMEND TO SW 8FMS 1FT. DELETE BUOY.

- NM 1365/65. 7.9.73 AMEND TO SW 14.2MTRS. NC 1892. H4199/78 16.8.78 LOCATED 13.12.77 IN 510336N, 011601E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.1 IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 22MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.7MTRS, LENGTH 80MTRS. LYING 010/190DEGS. NOT FOUND DURING AREA SEARCH, BUT LOCATED DURING DISPROVING INVESTIGATION. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. H1310/86/15 24.6.86 DIVED ON IN 1985. WELL BROKEN WITH REMAINS COVERING LARGE AREA. IDENTIFICATION CONFIRMED BY RECOVERY OF DAMAGED BELL. (P G WEATHERLEY, 9.6.86). HH090/711/01 27.1.97 EXAM'D 8.8.96 IN 510338N, 011555E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.6, FOUL AT 14.8MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.5 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.5MTRS. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 42MTRS. LIES 030/210DEGS. BROKEN WRECKAGE AND SCATTERED DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 711). CHART AS SW 14.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2016/000091760 19.01.17 EXAM'D 10.09.16; IN 5103.635N, 0115.902E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.39MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS, LENGTH 87MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HEIGHT 4.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 010/190 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 50MTRS, 1.5MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 050 DEGS. WRECK BROKEN IN 2 PARTS. (GARDLINE, HI 1496). AMEND DW 15.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Quelle: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 3.635 N,1 15.902 E

 

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