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 (51.0759833, 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. Cabo espartel
16. Cathay (part of)
17. Charente
18. Christianssund
19. City of dresden (possibly)
20. Colbert
21. Constanzia
22. Corhaven
23. Correct
24. De fontaine
25. Dinard
26. Dotterel
27. Efford
28. Eidsiva (probably)
29. Electra
30. Eleonora
31. Emma
32. Emma (possibly)
33. Empire lough (probably)
34. Empress of fort william (probably)
35. En avant
36. Eustratios (probably)
37. Excellence pleske
38. Falcon (probably)
39. Fearless
40. Flachsee
41. Flandres
42. Francesco ciampa
43. Frons olivae (probably)
44. G-asad
45. Gad 23
46. Gladys
47. Grit (probably)
48. Grosser kurfurst
49. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
50. Halcyon
51. Harcalo
52. Henry moon
53. Heron
54. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
55. Hmhs anglia
56. Hms aragonite (part of)
57. Hms aries (possibly)
58. Hms artic trapper
59. Hms blackwater
60. Hms brazen
61. Hms carlton
62. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
63. Hms city of dundee
64. Hms cleon
65. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
66. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
67. Hms glen boyne
68. Hms kingston galena
69. Hms lydian
70. Hms marcella
71. Hms myrmidon
72. Hms napia
73. Hms niger (possibly)
74. Hms northumberland (probably)
75. Hms othello ii
76. Hms peridot
77. Hms restoration (possibly)
78. Hms rodino
79. Hms stirling castle (probably)
80. Hms torbay ii (probably)
81. Hms tranquil
82. Hms war sepoy
83. Hms weigelia
84. Hmsm b2
85. Hmt gullfoss
86. Holland
87. Hundvaag
88. Hydaspes (possibly)
89. Ilaro
90. Iltis (possibly)
91. Ines
92. Ira (possibly)
93. Jacob luckenbach
94. James harrod
95. Jokai
96. Josephine willis
97. Kabinda
98. Kadru
99. Katharina kolkmann
100. Kielce
101. Kirsten skou
102. Koenigshaven
103. L'armandeche
104. La fleche
105. Lady stella
106. Latona
107. Le pelerin de la mer
108. Le tregor
109. Leicester
110. Leila najia
111. Leo
112. Lizzonia
113. Loanda
114. Lord hamilton (possibly)
115. Luray victory
116. Lusitania
117. Mahratta
118. Mahratta ii
119. Maloja 1
120. Malta (probably)
121. Marie-ange loic
122. Mercator
123. Merel (part of)(possibly)
124. Mersey
125. Milbanke (probably)
126. Moise
127. Monarch
128. Mrav
129. Murillo
130. Nancy moran
131. Naranco
132. Negrier
133. Newcastle
134. Nicolaw
135. Niki
136. Norman
137. North eastern victory
138. Northfleet
139. Nunima
140. Ousel (probably)
141. Phoenix
142. Polgrange
143. Portslade (possibly)
144. Preussen
145. Pulborough
146. River levan
147. Rochester castle (possibly)
148. Roode zee (possibly)
149. Rydal force
150. Rynanna
151. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
152. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
153. Sabac
154. Saint ronan (possibly)
155. Saint ronan (possibly)
156. Salbya (possibly)
157. Sambut
158. Samida
159. Santagata
160. Santagata (?part of)
161. Sea serpent
162. Seine
163. Shenandoah
164. Sir russell
165. St cecilia
166. Strathclyde
167. T s webb
168. Teeswood
169. Texaco caribbean (after section)
170. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
171. The queen
172. Tokufuku maru
173. Toward
174. Traquair (probably)
175. Trooper
176. Tusnastabb (possibly)
177. U 11 (possibly)
178. U 16 (possibly)
179. U 48
180. U 8
181. Ub 103 (possibly)
182. Ub 108 (possibly)
183. Ub 109
184. Ub 31 ?
185. Ub 38
186. Ub 55 (probably)
187. Ub 56 (possibly)
188. Ub 58 (possibly)
189. Ub 78
190. Ub-33 (probably)
191. Uc 46 (possibly)
192. Uc 63
193. Uc 77 (possibly)
194. Uc 78 or uc 79
195. Unity
196. Vittoria claudia
197. W a scholten
198. Welsh belle
199. Wheatman (possibly)
200. 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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