| Leopoldville |
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| Location |
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Place Name : English Channel |
Lat / Long : 49 ° 48 ' 8 '' North - 1 ° 46' 19'' West |
System used to obtain Long / Lat : GPS |
| OS Grid Ref - |
Square : 0 |
8 Figure : 0 |
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| Construction |
| Type : Paquebot |
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Shipyard :
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Hull material : |
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| Dimensions |
| Size : 0 tonnes |
Length : m |
Beam : m |
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| History |
| Sunk : |
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| Depth |
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Shallowest |
Deepest |
| Top : |
40 m |
45 m |
Deck :
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0 m |
0 m |
| Bed : |
60 m |
64 m |
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| Postition |
| Orientation : SSW |
Lying : unknown |
Condition : Intact |
Seabed Type : Shells
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Artifacts : many portholes |
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| Wreck Owner |
| Owner : French \Government |
Access : Permission required
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War Grave : Yes |
Protected : Unknown |
| Restrictions : War grave |
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| When to Dive Best time to dive the wreck, relative to high wate |
| 1 - hours |
0 - minutes |
After - high water |
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| General Information : |
Small Boat Launching : |
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Notes : |
LEOPOLDVILLE Paquebot de la Compagnie Maritime Belge construit en 1929 Long 170m, larg 30m 11509tx Orient‚ NE-SW 16.5 noeuds quadruple expansion Torpill‚ le 24/12/1944 avec 2200 hommes de la 66 division US de southanpton … Cherbourg 802 rescap‚s dans la troupe plus cinq matelots et le capitaine Fond moyen 52m, remonte de 21m
Une des plus belles ‚paves de la manche Bon ‚tat de conservation, ‚pave couch‚e sur babord Trou caus‚ par la torpille nettement visible sur tribord avant Beaucoup de poisssons
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From a dive on : July 1998 |
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