This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms ruthin castle, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 36.703 N,0 52.529 W (54.8698333, -0.8991667)

 

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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. Adine (probably)
2. African transport (probably)
3. Afrique
4. Anboto mendi (possibly)
5. Athelstane
6. Athos
7. Atlas (possibly)
8. Atwing (possibly)
9. Audax
10. Berwick (possibly)
11. Braconash (possibly)
12. Commercial
13. Corsham
14. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
15. Creteblock
16. Dayspring (probably)
17. Defiant
18. Earl percy
19. Ellida (probably)
20. Fervent
21. Gothia
22. Gwalia (possibly)
23. Hartley
24. Helene
25. Hercules
26. Hms desire (possibly)
27. Hms dromio
28. Hms locheil
29. Hms lord ridley
30. Hms ruthin castle
31. John miles
32. King james (possibly)
33. Lampada (probably)
34. Lanthorn
35. Lucy
36. Marchioness of londonderry
37. Merrie islington
38. Moorwood (possibly)
39. Neptunus (possibly)
40. Ottoland (possibly)
41. Pandora
42. Pathfinder
43. Polruan
44. Rosella (probably)
45. Rutil
46. Schaldis (possibly)
47. Skane
48. Stora-korsnas-link i
49. Talisman (possibly)
50. Tatiana (possibly)
51. Teesdale (possibly)
52. Ub 30
53. Uc 70
54. Voorwarts (possibly)
55. Wayside flower

 

Name: HMS RUTHIN CASTLE

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 28 meter, Height above seabed: 165 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20161212

Details measurements/cartography: [NO DATE] WK [OLD SYMBOL] CHARTED IN 543700N, 005300W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BA 2182A. H3752/26 11.6.26 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA (1917). (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 1191. 18.5.73 NOW CHARTED AS WK USC PA 15MTRS. (TONNAGE KNOWN). NC 2567. H6331/87 3.2.88 NO INDICATION OF WRECKAGE FOUND. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). AMENDED DEAD. BR STD. HH100/351/20 18.8.03 BELL RECOVERED FROM HMS RUTHIN CASTLE IN 5436.708N, 0052.530W [WGD]. (R YOUNG/G FURSE TELECON 13.8.03). CHART AS NDW. BR STD. HH100/351/20 5.9.03 WK LIES IN QUITE SHALLOW WATER AND IS WELL DISPERSED. A GOOD DIVE FOR NOVICE DIVERS. (R YOUNG/J DILLON TELECON 21.8.03). NCA. HH100/351/21 4.6.04 FIRST DIVED IN JUNE 2003. AN ARMED TRAWLER LYING ON THE PORT SIDE. FAIRLY WELL DECAYED AND DAMAGED. MOST OBVIOUS DAMAGE IS IN THE AREA FWD OF THE SINGLE BOILER, THIS IS BROKEN UP AND SPREAD ABOUT THE SEABED. LARGE TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE IS LYING OVER TO PORT. AT THE STERN IS A GUN, ALSO OVER ON ITS SIDE. LYING ON THE SEABED. BELL LOCATED ON THE SEABED SOME 20MTRS OFF THE PORT SIDE OF THE VESSEL. MAKER'S PLATE ALSO LOCATED ON THE SEABED JUST FWD OF AND ON THE PORT SIDE OF THE BOILER. LIES NEXT TO A LARGE ROCKY REEF ON A FAIRLY HARD SEABED WITH SEVERAL BOULDERS SCATTERED NEARBY. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). NCA. SEP 2017/000002822 3.5.17 EXAM'D 12.12.16; IN 5436.703N, 0052.529W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS, LENGTH 14.31MTRS, WIDTH 5.6MTRS, HEIGHT 3.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 165/345 DEGS. WRECK IS SEVERELY DEGRADED BUT THE REMAINING PARTS APPEAR TO SIT UPRIGHT ON THE SEABED. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND DW 23.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 36.703 N,0 52.529 W

 

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