This is the information page about the shipwreck Renown ii, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 9.292 N,3 15.999 W (57.97135, -3.3395666666667)
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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: RENOWN II
Length 18 meter, tonnage 41 ton
Cause: began taking on water. was taken in tow by royal service after being abandoned. eventually sank.
Year of registration: 1979
Water depth above wreck: 55 meter, Height above seabed: 150 cm
Known since: 1979, last detected: 2006
Details measurements/cartography: H3060/79 12.4.79 H3060/79 12.4.79 SANK IN 580930N, 031548W [OGB]. (MRSC WICK, TLX 10.4.79). INS AS WK USCPA 35MTRS. BR STD. HH091/150/01 23.1.08 SEP 2008/000007851 & HH091/150/01 23.1.08 EXAM'D 5.8.06 IN 5809.292N, 0315.999W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 52.3 IN GEN DEPTH 55.0MTRS. NO SCOUR 0.8MTR DEEP EXTENDS 20MTRS TOWARDS 135 DEGS. LENGTH 11MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, HT 3.0MTRS. LIES 150/330 DEGS. SLIGHT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SMALL, UPRIGHT WK. POSSIBLE ANCHOR CHAIN OR TOWROPE EXTENDS 20MTRS SE FROM THE WK WITHIN AN AREA OF SCOUR. (GARDLINE, HI 1150). AMEND WK 52MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: SMALL UPRIGHT WK
Position: 58 9.292 N,3 15.999 W