This is the information page about the shipwreck Richard de larrinaga, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 59.717 N,1 23.772 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)

 

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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. Adams beck (probably)
2. Albano
3. Aurora
4. Azira
5. Balzac
6. Bangarth
7. Blairhall
8. Blue dawn
9. British officer (after part)
10. Bullger
11. Cairnglen
12. Carmarthen coast
13. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
14. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
15. Cecilia (possibly) (or angela madre)
16. Clare (possibly)
17. Denham (probably)
18. Dolphin (ex-hms pandora).
19. Dora
20. Eagle iii
21. Empire bay
22. Eston
23. Eugenia chandris & oslofjord
24. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
25. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
26. Eventide
27. Fawn (probably)
28. Fenella
29. Ferryhill
30. Firelight (possibly)
31. Gateshead (possibly)
32. General havelock
33. Gottfried (possibly)
34. Gran
35. Grit
36. Gudbrand (possibly)
37. H a brightman
38. H c flood (possibly)
39. H c flood (probably)
40. Hanne
41. Hebble (probably)
42. Hekla (possibly)
43. Helvetia (possibly)
44. Hercules
45. Heros (possibly)
46. Hmms 180
47. Hms ben ardna (probably)
48. Hms elise
49. Hms elise (possibly)
50. Hms ethel taylor
51. Hms james ludford
52. Hms mollusc (ex medusa)
53. Hms snaefell (probably)
54. Hms southsea
55. Hms star of devoran
56. Hms summer rose
57. Hms william hallet (possibly)
58. Hms witherington
59. Hmsm unity (probably)
60. Hogarth
61. Humber
62. Ilios (possibly)
63. Ilious
64. Intent
65. Inverlane (part of)
66. Inverlane (stern section)
67. Jenny m (possibly)
68. John m smart (possibly).
69. Jolly girls
70. Jolly girls (possibly)
71. Jonkoping i (possibly)
72. Kalua
73. Kamma
74. Kasko
75. Linden (probably)
76. Llwyngwair (possibly)
77. Loch-na-gar (probably)
78. Lonclara (ex-pla hopper no 20)
79. Longbird
80. Lyng
81. Maindy bridge (possibly)
82. Marcheller (possibly)
83. Margaret sutton
84. Marne (part of)(possibly)
85. Mars
86. Mayoress pelican
87. Mile end (possibly)
88. Narcissus (possibly)
89. Nike (possibly)
90. Nordheim (possibly)
91. Nyula
92. Orion (probably)
93. Oslofjord (& eugenia chandris)
94. Polleon (possibly)
95. Poltava (possibly)
96. Povena
97. Presto (possibly)
98. Presto (possibly)
99. Princess maud (possibly)
100. Protector (possibly)
101. Providence
102. Prunelle
103. Queen wilhelmina
104. Quest (probably)
105. Quillota
106. Ragnhild (possibly)
107. Ragni (probably)
108. Ravensbourne (possibly)
109. Recorder (possibly)
110. Regian
111. Renen
112. Rfa creosol
113. Richard de larrinaga
114. Rio colorado
115. Rising sun (part of)
116. Rising sun (part of)
117. Rosa (possibly)
118. Rotha
119. Saga (possibly)
120. Sargasso (possibly)
121. Scott miller
122. Snowdrop (possibly)
123. Spray
124. Stag 5 (probably)
125. Staithes (possibly)
126. Strinheim
127. Suavity
128. Sunniva (possibly)
129. Svava
130. Swiftly
131. Teal (probably)
132. Thames (probably)
133. The stewarts court (probably)
134. Ub 115 (possibly)
135. Uc 32 (probably)
136. Upcerne
137. Vestra
138. Vianna (possibly)
139. Vianna (probably)
140. Wearsider
141. Zeeland (possibly)

 

Name: RICHARD DE LARRINAGA

Length 126.5 meter, width: 16.8 meter, draught: 7.9, tonnage 5358 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1929 by lithgows ltd, port glasgow. owned at time of loss by larrinaga ss co ltd. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 359 nhp, single shaft. machinery by d rowan & co ltd, glasgow. passage the tyne for the st lawrence. bombed and taken in tow. later broke her back on the herd sand. salvage operation abandoned. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1967

Water depth above wreck: 6 meter, Height above seabed: 193 cm

Known since: 1967, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H96/67 22.11.67 LOCATED IN 545939N, 012342W [OGB]. LESS THAN 2FMS OVER BOILER AT LOW WATER. GEN DEPTH 5FMS. SOME SCOUR. SEABED SAND. WRECKAGE LARGELY COLLAPSED. (T W L JOHNSON, LETTER DTD 19.11.67). INS AS OB PA. BR STD. HH090/796/01 31.12.98 EXAMINED 15.8.98 IN 545943.1N, 012347.0W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 2.0 IN GEN DEPTH 6.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.0MTRS. LENGTH 41MTRS, WIDTH 21MTRS. LIES 015/195DEGS. NOT SWEPT DUE TO BUOYS AND SHALLOW WATER. TWO LINEAR CONTACTS AND THREE POINT CONTACTS. (GARDLINE, HI 796). AMEND TO WK 2.0MTRS. BR STD. 28.10.04 EUT POSN: 5459.719N, 0123.783W. NE 1934. SEP 2019/000043627 19.3.19 EXAM’D 19.3.19 IN 5459.717N, 0123.772W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 1.66MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 6MTRS. LENGTH 84.3MTRS, WIDTH 39.5MTRS, HT 4.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 193/013DEGS. MOSTLY BROKEN UP, 3 DISCERNIBLE CONTACTS. (MERITAITO, HI 1513). AMEND DW 1.6MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: TWO MAIN LINEAR CONTACTS

Position: 54 59.717 N,1 23.772 W

 

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