This is the information page about the shipwreck Ren, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 22.05 N,1 55.998 E (52.4370167, 1.7918333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: REN
Year of registration: 1942
Water depth above wreck: 30 meter, Height above seabed: 200 cm
Known since: 1942, last detected: 20161210
Details measurements/cartography: H0295/41 31.8.42 EXAM'D IN 522200N, 015605E. SWEPT CLEAR 42FT BELOW MLWS. LEAST E/S 62FT. LYING UPRIGHT IN 93FT. HEADING 050/230 DEGS. (FOIC YARMOUTH, 23.6.42). INS AS NDWPA.
- NM 1828/42. H0295/41 27.8.51 EXAM'D 30.5.51 IN 522201N, 015607E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR 60FT, FOUL 61FT. LEAST E/S 70FT. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 35FT. SEABED 95FT. LENGTH 300FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 20.8.51). AMEND TO WK 10FMS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H4629/71 20.1.72 LYING ENE/WSW. NO SCOUR. STANDING UPRIGHT. HULL SOUND & MOSTLY INTACT. DAMAGE AMIDSHIPS AND STERN. STBD SIDE ALSO DAMAGED & SEVERAL LARGE RENTS IN HULL. REMAINING SUPERSTRUCTURE IS SOUND. (E GILES 9.1.72). H1942/80 23.8.82 EXAM'D 17.2.82 IN 522159N, 015605E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.4 IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 10.56MTRS, LENGTH 68.95, BEAM 11.24MTRS. LYING 170/350 DEGS, BOWS N. LIES ON SANDWAVE WITH SUPERSTRUCTURE INTACT. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 11). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. BR STD HH100/351/20 30.7.03 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 'REN - 1903' BY THE BELL. (D RONNAN, LTR DTD 27.7.03). NCA. SEP 2016/000091758 19.7.17 EXAM'D 10.12.16 IN 5222.050N, 0155.998E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.05MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS, LENGTH 69.4MTRS, WIDTH 15.2MTRS, HEIGHT 7.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 200/020 DEGS. WRECK IS UPRIGHT WITH THE STERN SECTION DEGRADED AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1494). AMEND DW 22MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 52 22.05 N,1 55.998 E