This is the information page about the shipwreck Reidar (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 0.035 N,5 27.507 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. A a raven
2. Acklington
3. Ada (possibly)
4. Adolf vinnen
5. Aida lauro
6. Alacrity
7. Alster (possibly)
8. Antwerpen
9. Arab
10. Arbel (probably)
11. Ardgarry
12. Arnside (possibly)
13. Arvor
14. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
15. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
16. Asia
17. Aurelien
18. Austria (possibly)
19. Balbec
20. Ballarat
21. Bellucia
22. Besse (probably)
23. Bessemer city (probably)
24. Bill (part of)(possibly)
25. Brest
26. Busby
27. Carpo (possibly)
28. Chimu
29. Christina
30. Christos markettos
31. Citrine
32. City of cardiff
33. City of corinth (possibly)
34. City of ghent
35. City of westminster (& kul)
36. Clan malcolm
37. Congener
38. Conqueror
39. Corvus
40. Courtown
41. Cromdale
42. Czar
43. Denebola
44. Depois
45. Devon
46. Dunaskin
47. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
48. Enrico parodi
49. Eva (possibly)
50. Facto
51. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
52. Gallier (possibly)
53. Garthclyde (possibly)
54. Gemini
55. Glamorgan coast
56. Glendale
57. Grip (part of)
58. Hansy
59. Helene (probably)
60. Hellopes
61. Hms anson
62. Hms brandlebas
63. Hms gloaming
64. Hms roche bonne
65. Hms royalo
66. Hms warspite
67. Hms warspite (part of)
68. Hockwold
69. Holland xix
70. Ilston
71. Iona
72. J duncan
73. Jose de aramburu
74. Joshua nicholson
75. Juan ferrer
76. Kate thomas (possibly)
77. Kildonan ?
78. Kilmaho
79. Kintuck
80. Lady cory-wright
81. Lake grafton
82. Lake grafton (possibly)
83. Le vieux tigre
84. Liberty
85. Libourne
86. Lincoln
87. Loe bar wk
88. Lorle (probably)
89. Lovat
90. Luna
91. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
92. Luxembourg (probably)
93. Lyminge
94. Maroc
95. Merle
96. Mervyn (possibly)
97. Moorview
98. Mosel
99. Mystique (possibly)
100. Nanna (possibly)
101. New pioneer
102. Nile
103. Noya (possibly)
104. Ocean harvest
105. Ospra
106. Pearl (possibly)
107. Phoenix 203
108. Pioneer (possibly)
109. Polesley (possibly)
110. Poljames
111. Poljames
112. Ponthieu
113. Prestige
114. Primo ?
115. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
116. Reidar (possibly)
117. Rms mulheim
118. Robert
119. Royal anne galley
120. Sabre of newquay
121. Saint guenole
122. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
123. Saxon briton
124. Schiedam
125. Sea viper
126. Secil japan (bow section)
127. Secil japan (stern section)
128. Semper parates
129. Setubel(probably)
130. St anthony (possibly)
131. St chamond
132. Stabil (possibly)
133. Sylvia-mary z-525
134. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
135. Traute sarnow
136. Tungufoss
137. U 1018
138. U 1209 (possibly)
139. U 399
140. U 95
141. Uc 66
142. Umbre
143. Umdali mendi (possibly)
144. Underwood
145. Union star (parts of)(probably)
146. Veghtstroom (possibly)
147. Vigrid (possibly)
148. Vine branch (possibly)
149. Vinovia
150. Westwood (possibly)
151. Wild boar
152. William cory
153. Wyndcliffe
154. Yewcroft
155. Zebra
156. Zone (probably)

 

Name: REIDAR (POSSIBLY)

Length 74.1 meter, width: 10.4 meter, draught: 5.4, tonnage 1353 ton
Load: coal

Cause: vessel, built in 1883 by t. turnbull & son, whitby and owned at the time of loss by the shipping controller (whitfield, kendrick & co., foundered in mounts bay on route from newport to nazaire. (dods & shipwreck index of the british isles).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 54 meter, Height above seabed: 177 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 20160613

Details measurements/cartography: H0113/45 28.4.60 POOR SONAR CONTACT IN 495930N, 052748W. LENGTH 110FT, HEIGHT 45FT, DIR 080/260DEGS. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 25.3.45) H0113/45 28.4.60 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 495948N, 052706W. LENGTH 110FT, HEIGHT 45FT, DIR 080/260DEGS. GAVE OFF OIL. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45) 3.5.60 GOOD SONAR CONTACT. (ESCORT GROUP, 2 27.2.45, AUBD, 301/45). 3.5.60 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 495930N, 052748W. LENGTH 110FT, HEIGHT 45FT, DIR 080/260DEGS. (ESCORT GROUP 9, 29.12.44 - 25.1.45, AUBD, 301/47). 14.7.66 NOW CHARTED AS NDW IN 495948N, 052706W. (TONNAGE NOT KNOWN). R/S. H2979/74 22.11.74 WRECK LOCATED IN 500002N, 052725W [OGB] USING DECCA. ASSUME THIS TO BE THE WRECK LOCATED IN 1945 CLOSE SW. WRECK IS OF A 2000TON STEAMSHIP [COLLIER] CARRYING CARGO OF COAL. HIGHEST POINT IS MIDSHIPS STANDING 25FT HIGH ON SEA BED. GENERAL SEA BED DEPTHS ARE 185FT. WRECKAGE IS LOWER AT THE BOWS WHERE IT IS ABOUT 5FT HIGH. WRECK LYING ABOUT 020DEGS [BOW] BY 200DEGS [STERN]. STERN IS ABOUT 15FT HIGH. NAME NOT KNOWN. (E GILES, 9.11.74). AMEND TO WK 43MTRS [23FMS] IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H2979/74 24.2.76 WK LOCATED AND DIVED ON IN 500008N, 052726W USING DECCA. (E. GILES, 29.1.76). NCA. H1286/76/212 22.6.76 WK LOCATED IN 500008N, 052726W USING DECCA. E/S TRACE SUPPLIED. DEFINITE WK. LEAST DEPTH 154FT AT HW 4.5.76. (T E CAKEBREAD). NCA. SEP 2016/000091765 26.10.16 EXAM'D 13.6.16; IN 5000.035N, 0527.507W [WGD]. LEAST WC DEPTH 48.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 54MTRS, LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 38MTRS, HEIGHT 5MTRS, ORIENTATION 177/357 DEGS. WRECK IS SEVERELY DEGRADED, HULL HAS COLLAPSED AND LIES IN PIECES AT DIFFERENT ANGLES. IN MIDSHIPS THERE IS A SINGLE BOILER AND ENGINE, SOUTHERN MOST SECTION OF WRECK IS SHOALEST WITH THE REMAINS OF STERN INCLUDING RUDDER AND PROPELLOR. (MMT, HI 1500). AMEND NDW 48MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 0.035 N,5 27.507 W

 

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