Lalen Mendi Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Lalen mendi Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 40.381 N,0 17.865 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 17.78 m |
| Water Depth | 26 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | LALEN MENDI |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | ES |
| Length | 88.4 m |
| Width | 12.8 m |
| Draught | 6.1 |
| Sonar Length | 105 |
| Sonar Width | 15 |
| Shadow Height | 8 |
| Orientation | 135 |
| Tonnage | 2138 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | coal |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Nov 17, 1917 |
| Bottom Texture | 17/7,6,17,4 |
| Original Detection Year | 1917 |
| Last Detection Year | 2015 |
| Original Source | published World War 1 losses |
| Surveying Details | SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 5M SE OFF BEACHY HEAD. (WW1SL, LL WW1). H6915/17 20.11.17 POSN ABOUT 4M S [MAG] OF BEACHY HEAD. (RECEIVER OF WKS, NEWHAVEN). CHART AS WK PA [OLD SYMBOL] IN 504015N, 001700E. NOTE. H1656/24 5.3.24 AMENDED TO DW. NE 2451 & NE 1652. H7221/37 10.11.37 OROPESA SWEEP HEAVILY FOULED WK WHEN SET AT 60FT, TWICE CLEARED WITH SWEEP SET TO 49FT. NO SWIRLS E SEEN. POSN 504023N, 001800E. (HMS FLINDERS, 26.10.37 & HMS KELLET). AMEND TO WK 8.25FMS IN REVISED POSN. - NM 2144/37. H(W)0202/50 10.6.55 CONFIRMED BY A/S. (HMS SAINTES). 14.7.71 NOW CHARTED AS WK 14.9MTRS. NC 536. H4959/73 4.4.75 LOCATED 13,14.6.74 IN 504021N, 001758E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 19.1 IN GEN DEPTH 26.5MTRS. NO SCOUR BY E/S. SEABED FLAT. LENGTH FROM DCS3 SHADOW 325FT. WISPY E/S ECHOES. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). AMEND TO WK 19.1MTRS [10FMS 2FT] IN REVISED POSN. NE 536. H4121/76 3.8.76 SURVEYED ON 3.6.76. HMS BEAGLE'S 1974 POSN CONFIRMED USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. TWO SHIP DRIFT SWEEP WAS CLEAR AT 17.4MTRS, FOUL AT 18.3MTRS. WK IS 300-400FT LONG. SEABED OF SHELL, SHINGLE & CHALK. (HMS ECHO, REPORT FOR HI 41/76). CHART AS SW 17.4MTRS [9FMS 3FT]. NE 536. H2979/74 24.11.76 WK, LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER, FIXED BY DECCA. WK LIES N/S, STERN STANDS 20FT HIGH, MIDSHIPS [BADLY BROKEN UP] ABOUT 10FT HIGH & THE BOW IS CANTERED TO STARBOARD & STANDS ABOUT 15FT HIGH. WK IS PARTIALLY SILTED & STANDS ON A SEABED OF ROCK WITH SOME PATCHES OF SILT. (E GILES, SUBSERVS, 13.11.76). H1310/84/32 6.9.84 DIVED ON IN 1984. BROKEN UP IN LARGE SECTIONS. PART OF BOW INTACT. MASSIVE BOILER STANDING 7MTRS HIGH. SURFACE DISTURBANCE WHEN TIDE IS RUNNING. (T W BENNETTO, 4.9.84). SEP 2015/000083465 26.11.15 EXAM'D 28.06.15, WK SHOWN IN 5040.381N, 0017.865E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.78MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25.8MTRS. LENGTH 105MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HT 8MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE, HI 1476). AMEND DW 17.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Nov 26, 2015 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL, BUILT 1896 BY RICHARDSON, DUCK & CO. AND OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY SOTA Y AZNAR, WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE, WHILST EN-ROUTE MIDDLESBOROUGH TO BILBAO & BARCELONA. (WW1SL, LL WW1, DODS & MR V BONFANTE).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
50 40.381 N,0 17.865 E
Lalen Mendi on Wreck Map
Lalen Mendi Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
BROKEN UP IN LARGE SECTIONS