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 (54.3460667, -0.1270833)

 

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