This is the information page about the shipwreck Rhea, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 32.3 N,1 30.192 E (50.7460167, 1.54795)

 

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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. Aiglon
2. Amandine
3. Argo
4. Atalante
5. Belford
6. Blanc nez
7. Cachalot
8. Calaisien
9. Dotterel
10. Eustratios (probably)
11. Evolution
12. Express
13. Gladys
14. Harmatris
15. Hippocampe (?hypocampe)
16. Iltis (possibly)
17. Ines
18. L'intrepide
19. Le tregor
20. Les aulnays
21. Loic
22. Lorraine
23. Maid marion
24. Marie-ange loic
25. Mercator
26. Merida
27. Moise
28. Moorside (probably)
29. Negrier
30. Nicolaw
31. Ophelie
32. Petit antoine
33. Rhea
34. Rochester castle (possibly)
35. Saint benoit labre
36. Sainte marie de la mer
37. Sultana
38. Tusnastabb (possibly)
39. U 93 (probably)
40. Uc 63
41. Vent arriere
42. Virgo sancta

 

Name: RHEA

Length 81.1 meter, width: 11.9 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 1308 ton
Load: coke

Cause: Mined off boulogne whilst en route from newcastle to rouen. (ll ww1).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2016

Details measurements/cartography: H7386/18 10.12.18 DW IN 503235N, 013000E. (FRENCH LIST OF WRECKS). BR STD. H6383/53 27.11.53 NOW SHOWN AS ST ON FR 5094. BR STD. H6383/53 28.5.63 AMENDED TO DW PA. (PARIS NM 63 16 09).

- NM 1087/63. H4984/74 16.11.78 WK, LEAST DEPTH 12.4MTRS IN 503221N, 013014E [EUR] IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. (BREST NM 78 41 26 & FR WRECK RECORDS 1976). AMENDED TO WK 12.4MTRS IN 503216N, 013016E [OGB].

- NM2868/78. 26.9.80 SHOWN AS WK 12.4MTRS IN 503221N, 013017E [EUR] ON FR 6795 [1979 EDN]. AMENDED POSN TO 503216N, 013018E [OGB]. NE 2451. 27.4.84 LOCATED IN 1977 IN 503218N, 013003E [EUR] USING TORAN. LEAST DEPTH 12.4 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. (ANNALES HYD.1983). NCA. 28.5.13 [WGD] POSN: 5032.300N, 0130.192E.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 32.3 N,1 30.192 E

 

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