This is the information page about the shipwreck Rhodesia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 57.276 N,6 45.146 W (51.867, -6.7975)

 

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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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7. Carlo (probably)
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9. Coral strand
10. Crispin (possibly)
11. Croghan
12. Dark island
13. Etal manor
14. Girl arlene
15. Hazael 3
16. Hermione (part of)(possibly)
17. Idaho
18. Indrani (probably)
19. Isolda
20. Kaber
21. Karina
22. Kingfisher
23. Lennox
24. Lincolnshire (probably)
25. Lismore (probably)
26. Manchester engineer (possibly)
27. Mediterranean (possibly)
28. Muirchu
29. Patrick
30. Rhodesia
31. Royal arthur
32. Shadinsay
33. St margaret
34. Tourmalet
35. U 104
36. Viferedo
37. Wheal geevor

 

Name: RHODESIA

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 62 meter, Height above seabed: 75 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2016

Details measurements/cartography: H351/20 [NO DATE]) WK [OLD SYMBOL] IN 515700N, 064700W APPROX, OR 217DEG, 7M FROM CONIBEG LTV. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BR STD. 28.6.23 28.6.23 AMEND TO NDW PA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 2049. 16.4.45 16.4.45 SONAR CONTACT, IN APPROX 515700N, 064630W. LENGTH 200FT, HEIGHT 18FT. (EG 22, AUBD 319/310). 13.3.78 13.3.78 AMEND TO WK UCS PA 35MTRS. NC 2049. H1933/79 9.4.81 9.4.81 EXAM'D 13.3.80 IN 515715N, 064506W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 56 IN GEN DEPTH 61MTRS. DCS3 HT 5MTRS. VERY BROKEN UP. GIVES GOOD MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HMS FOX, HI 51B/79). BR STD. 10.2.95 10.2.95 OSI POSN: 515713.3N, 064516.3W. NE 2049. SEP 2016/000231437 16.09.16 EXAM'D ON 17.9.16 IN 5157.279N, 00645.148W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 56.3MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 62.3MTRS, LENGTH 96.5MTRS, WIDTH 7.0MTRS, HEIGHT 6MTRS. ORIENTATION 075/255 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 94MTRS, 0.8MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 080DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DEBRIS FIELD LENGTH 500MTRS TOWARDS 31DEGS. WRECK IS VERY BROKEN AND COVERED BY SEDIMENT. (INFOMAR CV16_05, SOUTH OF IRELAND). RETAIN NDW 56MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2023/000175592 21.9.23 AMENDMENT MADE BY BATHY TO SEP 2016/000231437. REVISED POSN AND LEAST M/B DEPTH. NEW POSN 5157.2764M, 0645.146W [WGD]. NEW LEAST M/B DEPTH 56.23MTRS (UKHO). RETAIN DEPTH 56MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: VERY BROKEN AND COVERED BY SEDIMENT

Position: 51 57.276 N,6 45.146 W

 

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