This is the information page about the shipwreck Renfrew (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 30.992 N,5 19.859 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)

 

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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.

 

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2. Albion
3. Antonio
4. Balholm
5. Behar
6. Boston city (possibly)
7. Boy toby (possibly)
8. Burry
9. Carrier
10. Christian borum
11. Clapham (probably)
12. Concha
13. Dakotian
14. Dalserf
15. Drina (probably)
16. Eleazar (possibly)
17. Eminent (probably)
18. Empire beacon (possibly)
19. Englishman
20. Falcon
21. Faraday
22. Four winds
23. Fowey rose (possibly)
24. Georgios markettos (probably)
25. Gisella (possibly)
26. Helene
27. Hematite
28. Highland home (probably)
29. Hms arbutus
30. Hms caroline (aft part)
31. Hms leda (probably)
32. Hms marojam
33. Hms minicoy
34. Hms penshurst (possibly)
35. Hms pilot vessel no.10
36. Hmsm e39
37. Humber
38. Hurst
39. Inishowen head (?inneshowen head)
40. Jonas lie (possibly)
41. Kerloch
42. Kingstown (probably)
43. Lcg 15
44. Lcg no.16
45. Lct 7009
46. Loch shiel
47. Lord derby (probably)
48. Lucy
49. Luminence
50. Matronna
51. Mersey
52. Mervyn (probably)
53. Olive branch
54. Pauline elizabeth
55. Philotis
56. Pikepool (probably)
57. Plm 21
58. Princess irene
59. Queen
60. Rasona
61. Renfrew (possibly)
62. Sea farer (possibly)
63. Shaleen
64. Shamrock
65. St jacques (probably)
66. Thor
67. Tormes (possibly)
68. Trevilla (possibly)
69. Walter l m russ
70. Wiema
71. Wileysike

 

Name: RENFREW (POSSIBLY)

Length 106.7 meter, width: 15.2 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 3830 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: built in 1907 by w doxford & son. owned at time of loss by the irismere ss co ltd. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 310 hp, single shaft. passage bilbao for barrow in furness. cargo iron ore. torpedoed & sunk by u-91.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 60 meter, Height above seabed: 159 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: M07115 & M11787 APPROX POSN 513400N, 051600W. 27.2.18 M02571 27.2.18 HMT PENGUIN REPORT. H0109/45 H0109/45 POSN 513112N, 051930W. LENGTH 80FT, HT 20FT. (W APPS LIST). SONAR CONTACT AUBD 320/69 7.4.72 7.4.72 INS AS NDWPA. NC 1478. 14.11.72 14.11.72 AMEND TO USCPA 15FMS. NE 1178. 18.12.72 18.12.72 AMEND TO USCPA 27MTRS. NE 1478. 4.5.78 4.5.78 AMEND TO WK 45MTRS. NC 1178. H1921/80 31.3.80 H1921/80 31.3.80 LOCATED BY HMS FOX IN 513058N, 051947 [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 52.8 IN GEN DEPTH 58MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 52/80). BR STD. 16.6.80 16.6.80 LYING APPROX 150/330 DEG ON SAND WITH 5MTR SCOUR. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 52/80). H5001/72 21.11.80 H5001/72 21.11.80 EXAM'D 17.5.78 IN 513058N, 051947W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 51.7 IN GEN DEPTH 58MTRS. SCOUR 61MTRS. DCS3 HT 10.2MTRS. APPARENTLY WELL BROKEN UP. BULK OF WRECKAGE CONFINED TO AREA 200MTRS LONG, ORIENTATED N/S. FURTHER PORTION OF WRECKAGE LIES ABOUT 100MTRS N OF MAIN WK. THIS WAS NOT SEEN ON E/S. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 63B/77). BR STD. 2.12.11 2.12.11 LOCATED 27.4.10 IN 5130.992N, 0519.859W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 51.65 IN GEN DEPTH 60.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 108.6MTRS, WIDTH 37.7MTRS, HT 9.0MTRS. LIES 159/339 DEGS WITH BOWS NNW. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1328). WELL BROKEN UP. RETAIN WK 51MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP, BOWS NW

Position: 51 30.992 N,5 19.859 W

 

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