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 (53.665666666667, -3.093)

 

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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. Abana (part of)(possibly)
2. Abana (part of)(possibly)
3. Abydos
4. Acklamd (possibly)
5. Action
6. Adgillus
7. Afton
8. Airdrie (possibly)
9. Albatross
10. Alliance
11. Amber rose
12. Amenity
13. Amicus
14. Anastasia
15. Appolonia
16. Arcona champion
17. Ardbeg (probably)
18. Ardlough
19. Ariel (possibly)
20. Aurora
21. B o borjesson
22. Ballina
23. Barrister
24. Barrister (possibly)
25. Bassa
26. Be ready (probably)
27. Beaconsfield
28. Bella
29. Bellerophon
30. Ben cruachan
31. Ben rein (ex-starling)
32. Bengollyun
33. Benmacdhui
34. Bessie
35. Blanche (possibly)
36. Bonhomme richard
37. Brabant
38. Brema
39. Briar
40. British councillor
41. British prince
42. Briton (possibly)
43. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
44. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
45. C s parnell
46. Cadmus
47. Calista (probably)
48. Canada
49. Cardea
50. Carley marie
51. Carmelite (possibly)
52. Caroline
53. Carson
54. Casanare
55. Chagres
56. Chant 63
57. Chloris (possibly)
58. Chrysopolis
59. Citrine
60. Clan macmaster
61. Clan menzies
62. Clwyd (probably)
63. Clytie
64. Coastal fort no 1 (part of)(possibly)
65. Coastal fort no-1
66. Conargo
67. Conargo
68. Conisbro castle
69. Coniston (probably)
70. Connemara
71. Conovium (probably)
72. Cook s26
73. Coral bank
74. Corhampton
75. Corinth (possibly)
76. Corrientes
77. Counsellor iii
78. Cressado
79. Creteboom
80. Crois bhride
81. Crusader (possibly)
82. Cyclope
83. Dalewood (probably)
84. Dana (possibly)
85. Darro
86. Dawn waters
87. Diana
88. Diana
89. Dido
90. Don boscoe
91. Doris b
92. Downshire (possibly)
93. Downshire (possibly)
94. Downshire (probably)
95. Dryade
96. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
97. Dunavil forth (possibly)
98. Dundalk
99. Dunstaffnage
100. Eilean glas
101. El oso
102. Eleanor
103. Elfrida
104. Embassage
105. Emerald dawn
106. Empire airman
107. Empire of peace
108. Empire wind
109. Empress (probably)
110. Empress eugenie
111. Endymion
112. Exmoor
113. Fb 110 (possibly)
114. Fb 112 (possibly)
115. Fb 116 (possibly)
116. Fb 118 (possibly)
117. Fb 265 (possibly)
118. Fb 267 (possibly)
119. Fb 275 (possibly)
120. Fb 278 (possibly)
121. Fb 289 and 292 (probably)
122. Fb 295 (possibly)
123. Fb 296 (possibly)
124. Fb 297 (possibly)
125. Fb 300 (possibly)
126. Fb 43 (possibly)
127. Fb 47 (possibly)
128. Fb 56 (possibly)
129. Fb 72 (possibly)
130. Fb 83 (possibly)
131. Fb 86 (possibly)
132. Fb 98 (probably)
133. Feltre
134. Fenella ann
135. Fermo
136. Florence
137. Flowerette
138. Flying meteor
139. Forest queen
140. Francis
141. G-azjy
142. G.3
143. George & mary
144. Georgios
145. Gerhardt (possibly)
146. Ginette michel
147. Ginger
148. Girl ita
149. Girl sylvia
150. Giuseppe
151. Glencona
152. Glenford
153. Glenmaroon (possibly)
154. Globe trotter
155. Grangemouth
156. Greltoria (probably)
157. Grinder
158. Hannah louisa
159. Harnis (probably)
160. Hebe
161. Heemskerk
162. Helmsman (probably)
163. Henry j smith
164. Herbie
165. Hercules
166. Hibernian
167. Hms akranes
168. Hms benvolio
169. Hms botanic
170. Hms dirk
171. Hms egret
172. Hms fairy
173. Hms falcon (stern section)
174. Hms falmouth
175. Hms manners (stern section)
176. Hms racehorse
177. Hms remillo
178. Hms silicia
179. Hms st cyrus
180. Homer
181. Horsted
182. Hugh taylor
183. Hvitveis
184. Ida
185. Ionic (probably)
186. Irene chalmers
187. J b paddon
188. Jane (possibly)
189. Jane brown
190. Janet helen (possibly)
191. Jeanette
192. John rettig (probably)
193. Kalo (probably)
194. Katina bulgari
195. Kernoozer
196. Kieldrecht (possibly)
197. Kilcoan (probably)
198. Kilrea (probably)
199. Kimberley (possibly)
200. Kingston cameo
201. Knuthenborg
202. Labora (possibly)
203. Ladas (possibly)
204. Lady anstruther (probably)
205. Lady louisa
206. Lagun
207. Largo (possibly)
208. Laurel (possibly)
209. Leeds (probably)
210. Leonora
211. Lifeguard (possibly)
212. Lily
213. Limesfield
214. Linda blanche
215. Lindum
216. Liverpool
217. Lough fisher
218. Loweswater
219. Lucy
220. Lunevale
221. Lurigethan
222. Lyra
223. Lyra (bow section)
224. Madge wildfire
225. Magdalyn ann
226. Maggie
227. Maja
228. Malaguena
229. Malvina (fwd part)
230. Manchester engineer (probably)
231. Mangalore (part of)(possibly)
232. Marguerite
233. Marian francis
234. Marie l
235. Markersdall (probably)
236. Marshall (probably)
237. Mary heeley
238. Mayfield
239. Mazeppa
240. Meeuw
241. Megawatt
242. Melfort
243. Merchiston
244. Mermaid (probably)
245. Mfv polaris
246. Mhari l
247. Middlesborough
248. Miriam thomas
249. Modig
250. Modiva (possibly)
251. Mongolian
252. Montreal
253. Moonlight
254. Moonlight (possibly)
255. Munster
256. Murielle
257. Nadejda (possibly)
258. Nalon
259. Nar
260. Nautilus
261. Nazarine
262. Nichola ann
263. Nitedal
264. No.163
265. Noel du marin
266. Nora
267. Norfolk coast
268. North jordan bn
269. Ocean harvest ii
270. Octavia
271. Old haws pt lt or west pile
272. Onward (possibly)
273. Opal (possibly)
274. Ophir ii (possibly)
275. Orsa
276. Otis tetrax
277. Our golden promise
278. Our lassie
279. Our lorraine
280. Pacific (possibly)
281. Paraciers
282. Peaceful star
283. Peebles (possibly)
284. Peru (probably)
285. Peveril
286. Portia
287. Potomac
288. Princess victoria
289. Pt1 or pt2
290. Rea 7 (possibly)
291. Rea 8 (possibly)
292. Rea 9 (possibly)
293. Realf
294. Rebecca
295. Reculver
296. Residu
297. Retriever
298. Revello
299. Revi
300. Ringwall
301. River don (part of)(probably)
302. Rosa
303. Roussalka
304. Rudyard kipling
305. Saint mirren (possibly)
306. Salaminia (probably)
307. Saltaro (fwd part)
308. Saltaro (fwd part)
309. Saltaro (fwd part)
310. Saltoun
311. Samaria
312. Sandra glen
313. Sarpfos
314. Scathros
315. Scomber (part of)(possibly)
316. Scorpio
317. Sea dog
318. Seagull
319. Seamew (possibly)
320. Seistan
321. Sergei
322. Sharelga
323. Silver crest
324. Silver dee
325. Silver quest 2
326. Sirajah
327. Skerries
328. Skomer
329. Sna iii
330. Sota eduardo
331. Sote (aft part)
332. Speedwell
333. Speke (possibly)
334. St elwyn
335. Stamila
336. Stanburn
337. Stanleigh
338. Star of hope
339. Stonedale 2 (possibly)
340. Storm drift
341. Sulairia
342. Sunbeam
343. Sunrise (possibly)
344. Sy sol
345. Teano
346. Tees
347. Thea
348. Thomas deas
349. Thornfield
350. Thracian
351. Tijl uilenspiegel
352. Tilley anne
353. Tinker
354. Togston (possibly)
355. Tongue beacon (possibly)
356. Topaz
357. Tower base
358. Treveal
359. Trongate
360. Tt 6 (possibly)
361. Tullaghmurray lass
362. Tumi joy 2
363. Tuskar
364. U 1024 (possibly)
365. U 1024 (probably)
366. U 246
367. U-1051
368. Ub 107 & malvina (after part)
369. Ubier (probably)
370. Uc 39
371. Uc 47
372. Uc 75
373. Umbe
374. Upminster (possibly)
375. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
376. Vanadis (possibly)
377. Varangmalm (possibly)
378. Vedra
379. Ville de valenciennes
380. Violet (probably)
381. Waltham (probably)
382. Wayside flower (possibly)
383. Whitemantle (possibly)
384. William hanbury
385. William hanson
386. Winga
387. Wisemans
388. Ystroom (probably)
389. Zealandia

 

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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