This is the information page about the shipwreck Rhuys, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 30.805 N,0 22.999 E (53.56915, 0.0936)

 

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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. Amelie-mathilde
2. Amenity
3. Arduity
4. Argo
5. Avalon
6. B o borjesson
7. Benmacdhui
8. Bogatyr
9. British councillor
10. Canada
11. Capitaine edmond laborie
12. Catford
13. Cecil (possibly)
14. City of birmingham
15. Clavis
16. Corinth (possibly)
17. Corland
18. Cramlington (possibly)
19. Dayrian
20. Deerpool (after section)
21. Deodata
22. Diana
23. Dido
24. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
25. Dunsany
26. Egret
27. Empress (probably)
28. Ethel (possibly)
29. Exmoor
30. Fane
31. Faunus
32. Fermo
33. Fowberry tower (part)
34. Francis
35. Freidig (possibly)
36. Fryken
37. Georgie
38. Georgios
39. Gerhardt (possibly)
40. Girl kitty (possibly)
41. Giuseppe
42. Gladeto
43. Gluckauf (possibly)
44. Gothic
45. Grangemouth
46. Harlech
47. Heimland
48. Hms benvolio
49. Hms calverton
50. Hms corfield
51. Hms egret
52. Hms princess victoria
53. Hms strathborve (part)
54. Hms susarion
55. Hms warland (possibly)
56. Homer
57. Ightham (possibly)
58. Inge marguerite (possibly)
59. Ionic (probably)
60. Jane (possibly)
61. Janet helen (possibly)
62. Jersey (probably)
63. John and thomas
64. John mowlem
65. Katina bulgari
66. Konstantinos hadjipateras
67. Kyma
68. Ladas (possibly)
69. Lancaster (possibly)
70. Lightship no 83
71. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
72. Lindy sue
73. Lord haig (possibly)
74. Lord haig (possibly)
75. Lottie (possibly)
76. Lucerne
77. Lutha
78. Lyra (bow section)
79. Maggie
80. Marian francis
81. Marie dawn
82. Matanuska (probably)
83. Merchiston
84. Modig
85. Modiva (possibly)
86. Nimrod
87. Onesta
88. Ophir ii (possibly)
89. Orsa
90. Otis tetrax
91. Paraciers
92. Polzella (possibly)
93. Portia
94. Rado (possibly)
95. Ravonia (part)
96. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
97. Rayford
98. Reculver
99. Retriever
100. Revello
101. Revi
102. Revigo (possibly)
103. Rhuys
104. Rievaulx abbey
105. Rivaulx
106. River don (part of)(probably)
107. River witham
108. Rivergate
109. Rosebud (possibly)
110. Royston
111. Salacon
112. Salmondby
113. Saltoun
114. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
115. Schieland (possibly)
116. Sea pearl
117. Sota eduardo
118. Stylianos chandris
119. Thessaly
120. Triton
121. Vechstroom
122. Venture (possibly)
123. Whitemantle (possibly)
124. Windsor (part of)
125. Winga
126. Xavier
127. Zeemermin

 

Name: RHUYS

Length 95.7 meter, width: 14 meter, draught: 6.4, tonnage 2921 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: Built in 1920 by athel. & ch. de la loire, loire. owned at time of loss by campagnie nantaise des ch. l'oeust. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 265hp, single shaft. passage nantes for flixborough. cargo iron ore. mined.

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1939, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H0163/39 28.11.39 SUNK 293.5 DEG, 9.8 MILES FROM SPURN LTHO OR IN 533100N, 002314E. (TH 2.11.39). INS AS DW, WITH G CON, GP FL(3) G 15S, CLOSE E.

- NM 2705/39 & FNM 2706/39. H0163/39 15.3.40 POSN NOW GIVEN AS 533110N, 002327E. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 658/40. H0163/39 25.9.40 POSN NOW 533136N, 002324E. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 2251/40. H0163/39 27.1.41 POSN NOW 533105N, 002318E. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 179/41. H0163/39 4.12.43 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 8FT IN 533105N, 002318E. (AUTHORITY NOT GIVEN). AMEND TO WK 1FM 2FT.

- NM 2589/43. H0163/39 21.10.46 DISPERSED CLEAR TO 4FT ABOVE SEABED. (HMS FETLAR, 7.10.46). H4984/47 13.10.47 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 4FMS 2FT. (HMS SCOTT). AMEND TO WK 4FMS 2FT.

- NM 2660/47. H0163/39 30.8.48 EXAM'D IN 533101N, 002314E. SWEPT CLEAR AT 29, FOUL AT 31FT. SCOUR 8FT DEEP. SEABED FLAT. GEN DEPTH 43-46FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 16.8.48). H0163/39 20.1.50 DISPERSED CLEAR TO WITHIN 5FT OF GRAVEL SEABED. (C-IN-C NORE, 6.1.50). H0163/39 31.10.50 SWEPT CLEAR AT 35, FOUL AT 36FT. GEN DEPTHS 43 TO 44FT. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (SML 324, 1950). AMEND TO WK 5FMS 5FT. DELETE BOUY.

- NM 2115/50. H332/62 25.1.62 LEAST E/S DEPTH 36 IN GEN DEPTH 45FT. GOOD A/S CONTACT. SCOUR 1FT DEEP. (HMS SCOTT, 1950). 1.2.74 AMEND TO SW 10MTRS [LAT]. NC 109. H1310/88/47 21.9.88 DIVED ON IN 533048N, 002307E USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10 IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 14MTRS. (J M DAVIES). NCA. HH090/593/01 6.1.94 EXAM'D 19.7.93 IN 533047.1N, 002305.5E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 10.0, FOUL AT 10.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.4 IN GEN DEPTH 12.0MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 12.7MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.7MTRS, LENGTH 110MTRS, BREADTH 22MTRS. PARTIALLY BROKEN WK LYING 090/270 DEG ON FEATURELESS GRAVELLY SAND. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 593). RETAIN AS SW 10MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2013/000180690 10.7.14 EXAM'D 5.1.14 IN 5330.805N, 0022.999E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.80 IN GEN DEPTH 12.0MTRS. SCOUR 0.4MTR DEEP EXTENDS 20MTRS TOWARDS 180 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BROKEN UP WK. (GARDLINE, HI 1419). FULLY DISPERSED WITH SCOUR TO SOUTH. AMEND WK 9.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF DEBRIS WITH SCOUR CLOSE S

Position: 53 30.805 N,0 22.999 E

 

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