This is the information page about the shipwreck John rettig (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 53.163 N,0 15.079 E (53.6109, 0.26485)

 

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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. Acklamd (possibly)
2. Airdrie (possibly)
3. Albatross
4. Amenity
5. Appolonia
6. B o borjesson
7. Beaconsfield
8. Bellerophon
9. Benmacdhui
10. Bonhomme richard
11. Brabant
12. Brema
13. British councillor
14. British prince
15. Briton (possibly)
16. Cadmus
17. Canada
18. Caroline
19. Carson
20. Chant 63
21. Chloris (possibly)
22. Coastal fort no 1 (part of)(possibly)
23. Coastal fort no-1
24. Cook s26
25. Corhampton
26. Corinth (possibly)
27. Cyclope
28. Dana (possibly)
29. Diana
30. Diana
31. Dido
32. Dryade
33. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
34. Elfrida
35. Empress (probably)
36. Exmoor
37. Feltre
38. Fermo
39. Forest queen
40. Francis
41. G.3
42. Georgios
43. Gerhardt (possibly)
44. Girl ita
45. Giuseppe
46. Grangemouth
47. Greltoria (probably)
48. Hannah louisa
49. Harnis (probably)
50. Helmsman (probably)
51. Hercules
52. Hms akranes
53. Hms benvolio
54. Hms botanic
55. Hms dirk
56. Hms egret
57. Hms fairy
58. Hms falcon (stern section)
59. Hms falmouth
60. Hms remillo
61. Hms silicia
62. Homer
63. Horsted
64. Hugh taylor
65. Hvitveis
66. Ida
67. Ionic (probably)
68. J b paddon
69. Jane (possibly)
70. Janet helen (possibly)
71. John rettig (probably)
72. Kalo (probably)
73. Katina bulgari
74. Kernoozer
75. Kieldrecht (possibly)
76. Kilrea (probably)
77. Kimberley (possibly)
78. Kingston cameo
79. Knuthenborg
80. Ladas (possibly)
81. Lady anstruther (probably)
82. Laurel (possibly)
83. Leonora
84. Lifeguard (possibly)
85. Lyra (bow section)
86. Magdalyn ann
87. Maggie
88. Malvina (fwd part)
89. Manchester engineer (probably)
90. Marian francis
91. Marie l
92. Markersdall (probably)
93. Meeuw
94. Merchiston
95. Middlesborough
96. Modig
97. Modiva (possibly)
98. Mongolian
99. Nar
100. Nitedal
101. Norfolk coast
102. Onward (possibly)
103. Ophir ii (possibly)
104. Orsa
105. Otis tetrax
106. Our lorraine
107. Paraciers
108. Peebles (possibly)
109. Portia
110. Realf
111. Reculver
112. Revello
113. Revi
114. River don (part of)(probably)
115. Saltoun
116. Seistan
117. Sergei
118. Sirajah
119. Sna iii
120. Sota eduardo
121. Stanburn
122. Storm drift
123. Tees
124. Thea
125. Thomas deas
126. Togston (possibly)
127. Trongate
128. Ub 107 & malvina (after part)
129. Uc 39
130. Uc 47
131. Uc 75
132. Umbe
133. Upminster (possibly)
134. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
135. Varangmalm (possibly)
136. Ville de valenciennes
137. Violet (probably)
138. Wayside flower (possibly)
139. Whitemantle (possibly)
140. William hanson
141. Winga

 

Name: JOHN RETTIG (PROBABLY)

Length 80.8 meter, width: 12.8 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 1809 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: Built in 1915 by sorlandets skibsbyd, fevig. owned at time of loss by e brodin. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 150hp, single shaft. machinery by fredrikstad m v, fredrikstad. passage gothenburg for hull. general cargo. torpedoed & sunk by ub-107.

Year of registration: 1978

Water depth above wreck: 39 meter, Height above seabed: 35 cm

Known since: 1978, last detected: 20160321

Details measurements/cartography: H2534/74 13.2.78 WK REPD IN 535317N, 001512E. POSN BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER BOOK OF TOWS - VOL1). H5084/77 17.3.80 EXAM'D 13.11.79 IN 535308N, 001513E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32.6 IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.8MTRS, LENGTH 85MTRS. LYING 040/220DEGS. BROKEN UP. (HMS EGERIA, HI 64/79). BR STD. SEP 2016/000053291 10.10.16 EXAM'D 21.3.16; IN 5353.163N, 0015.079E [WGD]. LEAST WCD DEPTH 30.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS, LENGTH 93.7MTRS, WIDTH 23.7MTRS, HEIGHT 9.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 35/215 DEGS. WRECK SITS ON ITS HULL, UPRIGHT, ALTHOUGH THE CENTRE SECTIONS HAVE DISINTEGRATED. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND NDW 30.5MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP

Position: 53 53.163 N,0 15.079 E

 

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