This is the information page about the shipwreck Rhin (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 45 40.469 N,1 14.686 W (45.5484, -1.0411333333333)
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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: RHIN (POSSIBLY)
Length 95.4 meter, width: 14 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 2922 ton
Cause: 8.10.1924 french ss 'rhin', built 1921 by chantiers navals francais, was wrecked at pte de la coubre on 8.10.1924. vessel was en-route from bona to bordeaux. owned at time of loss by cie delmas freres & vieljeux. (dods).
Year of registration: 1927
Water depth above wreck: 2 meter
Known since: 1927, last detected: 2017
Details measurements/cartography: H5690/27 5.9.27 ST LIES 191DEGS, 1.4M FROM PTE DE LA COUBRE LTHO. (PARIS). CHART AS ST IN 454030N, 011448W. NOTE. H8479/33 10.1.34 SHOWN AS ST ON FRENCH 5490. NC 2648. 2.12.65 NOW CHARTED AS DW. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 2910. 21.8.75 SHOWN AS ST ON FRENCH 6336. BR STD. 22.1.76 SHOWN AS ST ON FRENCH 6338T. NE 2648. 31.1.77 SHOWN AS ST IN 454034N, 011440W ON FRENCH 6335 [1976 EDN]. 21.9.83 SHOWN IN 454030N, 011436W ON FRENCH 6336 [1983 EDN]. NC 2910. 22.9.83 UNKNOWN WK IN 454031N, 011436W [EUR]. WK COVERS & UNCOVERS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1983). COULD POSSIBLY BE 'RHIN' BY SINKING DATE. 29.10.86 SHOWN AS DW ON FRENCH 7028 [1985 EDN]. ALSO LISTED IN FRENCH WK RECORDS 1984, NO.14551060. NE 2910. 28.12.01 SHOWN AS ST PD IN 4540.48N, 01 14.70W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7405 [1ST EDN 2001, 1:50,000, LARGEST SCALE]. BR STD. HH353/540/04 11.1.02 NOW ST, LEGEND PD REMOVED. (FRENCH NM 01 50 28) BR STD. HH353/540/05 21.11.02 SHOWN AS WK 1.8MTRS IN 4540.469N, 0114.686W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7425 [1ST EDN 2002, 1:25,000, LARGEST SCALE].
- NM 197/03.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 45 40.469 N,1 14.686 W