This is the information page about the shipwreck Rikard nordraak, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 21.184 N,0 19.278 W (54.346066666667, -0.12708333333333)

 

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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. Aigburth
2. Albatross
3. Amsteldam
4. Amulet
5. Angelo rose
6. Appolonia
7. Ard aidhm
8. Ardens (probably)
9. Ardgantoch
10. Aucuba (possibly)
11. Avance (probably)
12. Balfron (probably)
13. Ballater
14. Ballogie
15. Battersea
16. Beaumanoir (probably)
17. Biesbosch
18. Birtley
19. Black prince (possibly)
20. Bonhomme richard
21. Botha (possibly)
22. Brabant
23. Brentwood
24. Bur
25. Cambrai
26. Cap palos (part of)
27. Castleford (probably)
28. Charing cross (possibly)
29. Chicago
30. Constantia
31. Corsican prince
32. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
33. Creteblock
34. Crimdon (possibly)
35. Deptford
36. Disperser
37. Doris burton (probably)
38. Dunstaffnage
39. Eaglescliffe (probably)
40. Eli
41. Erich lea
42. Ferruccio
43. Florence (possibly)
44. Florentia
45. Fred everard
46. G.3
47. Garthwaite
48. Gem (bow section)
49. Gem (stern section)
50. Gimle
51. Girl ita
52. Glamorganbrook
53. Glengarry (probably)
54. Glow (part of) (possibly)
55. Glow (part of) (possibly)
56. Goodwood
57. Greltoria (probably)
58. Gwalia (possibly)
59. Hannah
60. Harrow (probably)
61. Hercules
62. Highgate
63. Hms akranes
64. Hms banyers
65. Hms desire (possibly)
66. Hms desire (possibly)
67. Hms dromio
68. Hms garmo (probably)
69. Hms lord ridley
70. Hms swallow
71. Hms thalia
72. Hms thomas cornwall
73. Hornsund (probably)
74. Houghton
75. Hurstwood
76. Jane
77. Jerv
78. Kilrea
79. Laconia (possibly)
80. Lady ann
81. Lady helen
82. Lady josyan
83. Lampada (probably)
84. Lanthorn
85. Leander
86. Leersum (probably)
87. Lerwick (probably)
88. Linaria (probably)
89. Lindum
90. London
91. Lowtyne (possibly)
92. M c holm
93. Madame renee
94. Malvina (fwd part)
95. Manx queen
96. Marie stuart
97. Martina
98. Mazeppa
99. Melanie (probably)
100. Membland (possibly)
101. Merrie islington
102. Middlesborough
103. Modemi (possibly)
104. Mongolian
105. Moorlands
106. Norenda (possibly)
107. Norhilda
108. Novillo
109. Oakwell
110. Paddington (possibly) & unknown
111. Paul
112. Phare (probably)
113. Philander (probably)
114. Polanna
115. Polruan
116. Potomac
117. Princess olga (possibly)
118. Quaggy (probably)
119. Rikard nordraak
120. Rosa
121. Runswick
122. Saint ninian
123. Sapphire (probably)
124. Sarah thinnesen
125. Scotia
126. Seistan
127. Sir francis
128. Sirajah
129. Sixty-six
130. Skane
131. Sna ii
132. Southborough
133. Springhill
134. Sumus (probably)
135. Suntrap (probably)
136. Tangistan
137. Taurus (probably)
138. Thea
139. Trelyon
140. Trongate
141. Ub 107 & malvina (after part)
142. Ub 30
143. Ub 41
144. Ub 75
145. Vaaren
146. Vaaren (possibly)
147. Victo (bow section)
148. Victo (stern section)
149. Victoria (probably)
150. Wallsend
151. War crocus (possibly)
152. Westowrie
153. Woodstock (bow section)
154. Woodstock (stern section)
155. Zeepaard

 

Name: RIKARD NORDRAAK

Length 70.4 meter, width: 10.4 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 1123 ton
Load: coal

Cause: torpedoed and sunk by german submarine while on passage sunderland to rouen.

Year of registration: 1993

Water depth above wreck: 46 meter, Height above seabed: 238 cm

Known since: 1993, last detected: 20160221

Details measurements/cartography: HH100/351/06 24.2.93 LOCATED IN 542111.5N, 001910W [WGD] USING GPS. (A C JACKSON, 9.2.93). INS AS USC 35MTRS. BR STD. LIES ON EVEN KEEL IN 48MTRS IN 542110N, 001917W. (DIVE YORKSHIRE). HH090/730/01 17.11.97 EXAM'D 25.7.97 IN 542111.9N, 001914.7W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 40.0 IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.5MTRS. LENGTH 75MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. LIES 065/245 DEGS. WELL PRESERVED WK. INTACT AND UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE, HI 730). STATIC FISHING GEAR ABOVE WK. BR STD. SEP 2016/000007250 16.06.16 EXAM'D 21.02.16 IN 5421.184N, 0019.278W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 38.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS. LENGTH 69.8MTRS, WIDTH 11.3MTRS, HT 8.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 238/058. SCOUR LENGTH 15.2MTRS, 0.8MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 005 DEGS. THE WRECK APPEARS TO BE ALMOST FULLY INTACT, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (EGS, HI 1472). AMEND NDW 38MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Fully intact

Position: 54 21.184 N,0 19.278 W

 

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