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 (53.610900, 0.264850)

 

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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. Amenity
4. B o borjesson
5. Bellerophon
6. Benmacdhui
7. Biesbosch
8. Boys own
9. Brema
10. British councillor
11. British prince
12. Briton (possibly)
13. Cadmus
14. Cambrai
15. Canada
16. Caroline
17. Chant 63
18. Charing cross (possibly)
19. Chicago
20. Chloris (possibly)
21. Commonwealth
22. Corhampton
23. Corinth (possibly)
24. Cyclope
25. Dana (possibly)
26. Diana
27. Diana
28. Dido
29. Dryade
30. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
31. Elfrida
32. Empress (probably)
33. Exmoor
34. Feltre
35. Fermo
36. Forest queen
37. Francis
38. Frithof eide
39. Georgios
40. Gerhardt (possibly)
41. Giuseppe
42. Goodwood
43. Graafjeld
44. Grangemouth
45. Hannah louisa
46. Harnis (probably)
47. Helmsman (probably)
48. Hms benvolio
49. Hms botanic
50. Hms dirk
51. Hms egret
52. Hms fairy
53. Hms falcon (stern section)
54. Hms remillo
55. Hms st cyrus
56. Homer
57. Horsted
58. Hugh taylor
59. Ida
60. Ionic (probably)
61. J b paddon
62. Jane (possibly)
63. Janet helen (possibly)
64. John rettig (probably)
65. Kalo (probably)
66. Katina bulgari
67. Kieldrecht (possibly)
68. Kilrea
69. Kilrea (probably)
70. Kimberley (possibly)
71. Kingston cameo
72. Knuthenborg
73. Laconia (possibly)
74. Ladas (possibly)
75. Lady anstruther (probably)
76. Lady dinah
77. Lady josyan
78. Laurel (possibly)
79. Leonora
80. Lifeguard (possibly)
81. Longbenton (probably)
82. Lyra (bow section)
83. Magdalyn ann
84. Maggie
85. Magnolia (probably)
86. Manchester engineer (probably)
87. Mangalore (part of)(possibly)
88. Marian francis
89. Markersdall (probably)
90. Marshall (probably)
91. Merchiston
92. Modig
93. Modiva (possibly)
94. Nadod (possibly)
95. Nautilus
96. Nitedal
97. Norfolk coast
98. Onward (possibly)
99. Ophir ii (possibly)
100. Orsa
101. Otis tetrax
102. Our lorraine
103. Paddington (possibly) & unknown
104. Paraciers
105. Peebles (possibly)
106. Peggotty
107. Portia
108. Realf
109. Reculver
110. Revello
111. Revi
112. River don (part of)(probably)
113. Riviere
114. Saltoun
115. Sandra glen
116. Sna iii
117. Sota eduardo
118. Stanburn
119. Storm drift
120. Teano
121. Tees
122. Thomas deas
123. Togston (possibly)
124. Tredegar hall
125. Uc 39
126. Uc 47
127. Uc 75
128. Umbe
129. Upminster (possibly)
130. Varangmalm (possibly)
131. Ville de valenciennes
132. War crocus (possibly)
133. Wayside flower (possibly)
134. Whitemantle (possibly)
135. William hanson
136. 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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