Maritime record TR 33 NW 36 - Leo

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REMAINS OF BRITISH MERCHANT VESSEL, 1940

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Grid reference TR 32354 35677 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR33NW
District DOVER, KENT

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Vertical Datum: LAT Vessel, built 1908, was bombed and sunk by German aircraft, whilst en-route Seaham to Portsmouth. Owned at time of loss by Ellerman's Wilson Line.(2-3) 11-SEP-1946 Least depth by sounding 78ft. 02-MAR-1961 Least echo sounder depth 81ft. 27-FEB-1978 in 51 04 22N, 001 19 02E Least depth obtained 24.8m, general depth 31-32m, no scour, height 2.6m on sloping seabed. Other sources: WW2SL


<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index, Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.

<2> Eric McKee, 1983, Working boats of Britain, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6350.

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  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index. Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Eric McKee. 1983. Working boats of Britain. Page Nos. N/a.

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Oct 5 1993 12:00AM