This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms rinovia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 5.874 N,4 59.053 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Adams (possibly)
2. Adolf vinnen
3. Alexander kennedy
4. Almond branch (possibly)
5. Andola
6. Andromeda
7. Arab
8. Ardgarry
9. Arvor
10. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Atlantis (possibly)
13. Atlantis (possibly)
14. Ballarat
15. Bamse (probably)
16. Bay of panama
17. Beatrice (possibly)
18. Bellucia
19. Ben asdale
20. Ben rein
21. Benito
22. Bjornvik (possibly)
23. Brest
24. Bretonne (probably)
25. Cape finisterre (probably)
26. Carmarthen
27. Caroline
28. Carolus
29. Caroni river
30. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
31. Centurion (possibly)
32. Cieszyn
33. Citrine
34. City of ghent
35. Clan apline
36. Clan malcolm
37. Cristina
38. Cromdale
39. Czar
40. Dionne marie
41. Dispatch (possibly)
42. Eastfield
43. Elisabeth (possibly)
44. Epsilon
45. Erato
46. Eric calvert (possibly)
47. Eskdale
48. Eva (possibly)
49. Forde
50. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
51. Ganymede
52. Gap
53. Godolphin
54. Grip (part of)
55. Gunvor
56. Hanover
57. Hansy
58. Happy returns (possibly)
59. Hera
60. Hmcs trentonian
61. Hmml 380
62. Hms almond (after part)
63. Hms almond (bow part)
64. Hms brandlebas
65. Hms comet
66. Hms gloaming
67. Hms kurd
68. Hms lady of the isles
69. Hms narwhal
70. Hms primrose
71. Hms rinovia
72. Hms roche bonne
73. Hms torrent
74. Hmy sappho (possibly)
75. Hnlms brielle
76. Ilston
77. Jersey queen (possibly)
78. John
79. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
80. Juno
81. Karen marie
82. Kerris reed
83. King harry (probably)
84. Kremsertor
85. Krosfond
86. Kwester
87. La suippe
88. Lady dalhousie
89. Le vieux tigre
90. Leander
91. Leon martin (part of)
92. Lia'g
93. Libourne
94. Loe bar wk
95. Lord snowden (probably)
96. Lucent (possibly)
97. Lydie
98. Merle
99. Mina cantiquin
100. Mitera marigo
101. Mohegan
102. Mosel
103. Mountby
104. Mourne (probably)
105. N g petersen
106. Normand
107. Nyassa
108. Ocklinge
109. Omer denise
110. Ospra
111. Par time and tide bell
112. Pearl (possibly)
113. Penelope jane (possibly)
114. Pindos
115. Plantaganet
116. Poljames
117. Poljames
118. Ponus
119. Port chalmers
120. Prestige
121. Queen (possibly)
122. Rigmor (possibly)
123. Robert
124. Rock island bridge
125. Rosehill
126. Royal anne galley
127. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
128. Schiedam
129. Shoal fisher
130. Spital
131. Spyridion vagliano
132. St anthony (possibly)
133. Stanwood
134. Tregenna (possibly)
135. Twilight water
136. U 95
137. Ub 106 (possibly)
138. Ub 112 (possibly)
139. Ub 113
140. Ub 128 (possibly)
141. Ub 86 (possibly)
142. Ub 97 (possibly)
143. Ula
144. Veritas
145. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
146. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
147. Violet
148. Volnay
149. War tune
150. Wyndcliffe
151. Zebra

 

Name: HMS RINOVIA

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 55 meter, Height above seabed: 130 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2000

Details measurements/cartography: H01004/40 26.2.41 POSN 500549N, 045902W OR 154.5DEG, 2.9M FROM ST ANTHONY HEAD. (FOIC FALMOUTH, 2.11.40).

- NM 455/41. 1.7.74 ASSESSED AS UNSURVEYED CLEARANCE PA 15MTRS. NE 154. H4239/73 15.8.74 ONE WK CONTACT BY SONAR BUT NOTHING FOUND BY E/S AFTER CLOSE INVESTIGATION. (HMS HECATE, 1974). NCA. 16.5.78 RE-ASSESSED AS USC PA 35MTRS. NC 2565. 23.3.79 LOCATED 31.12.78. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49.6 IN GEN DEPTH 57MTRS. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. NO POSN GIVEN. (HMS WOODLARK). NCA. H1310/80 11.6.80 COVERED BY A TRAWL. LEAST DEPTH 48MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 56MTRS. SOME SALVAGE WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT. (K. DUNSTAN, 2.6.80), AUTHORITY FOR POSN NOT RECORDED.

- NM 1382/80. 5.7.85 LIES IN 500552N, 045828W [OGB] USING DECCA. STANDS 5FMS ABOVE SEABED. (C WILLIAMS, RECORDED TAPE). NCA. H4239/73 25.11.87 EXAM'D 15.11.87 LOCATED IN 500550N, 045857.5W [OGB] USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 30MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 44.4MTRS. (THV STELLA, WK REPORT 15.11.87). INS AS WK 44MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/802/01 3.2.99 EXAM'D 5.11.98 IN 5005.874N, 0459.053W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 44.6 IN GEN DEPTH 55MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.5MTRS. LENGTH 52MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS. LIES 130/310 DEGS. INTACT. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 802). NO DEBRIS. AMEND TO WK 44MTRS IN 5005.839N, 0458.990W [OGB]. BR STD. HH100/351/15 16.2.00 DIVED 24.10.99. WK IS INTACT AND LISTS HEAVILY TO PORT. DANGEROUSLY COVERED IN NETS. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS. HT BY DEPTH GAUGE 7MTRS. LIES 130/310 DEGS WITH BOWS 310 DEGS. SEABED SAND & SILT. (J ROSEVEARE). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, LISTS HEAVILY TO PORT, BOWS NW, WELL NETTED

Position: 50 5.874 N,4 59.053 W

 

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