This is the information page about the shipwreck Rio colorado, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 0.967 N,1 22.694 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. Cranford (possibly)
18. Denham (probably)
19. Dolphin (ex-hms pandora).
20. Dora
21. Eagle iii
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 herring
52. Hms james ludford
53. Hms loch naver
54. Hms mollusc (ex medusa)
55. Hms snaefell (probably)
56. Hms southsea
57. Hms star of devoran
58. Hms summer rose
59. Hms william hallet (possibly)
60. Hms witherington
61. Hmsm unity (probably)
62. Hogarth
63. Humber
64. Ilios (possibly)
65. Ilious
66. Intent
67. Invergyle
68. Inverlane (part of)
69. Inverlane (stern section)
70. Jenny m (possibly)
71. John m smart (possibly).
72. Jolly girls
73. Jolly girls (possibly)
74. Jonkoping i (possibly)
75. Kalua
76. Kamma
77. Kasko
78. Lafonia
79. Linden (probably)
80. Llwyngwair (possibly)
81. Loch-na-gar (probably)
82. Lonclara (ex-pla hopper no 20)
83. Longbird
84. Lyng
85. Maindy bridge (possibly)
86. Marcheller (possibly)
87. Marne (part of)(possibly)
88. Mars
89. Mayoress pelican
90. Mile end (possibly)
91. Narcissus (possibly)
92. Nike (possibly)
93. Nordheim (possibly)
94. Nyula
95. Orion (probably)
96. Oslofjord (& eugenia chandris)
97. Polleon (possibly)
98. Poltava (possibly)
99. Povena
100. Presto (possibly)
101. Presto (possibly)
102. Princess maud (possibly)
103. Protector (possibly)
104. Providence
105. Prunelle
106. Queen wilhelmina
107. Quest (probably)
108. Quillota
109. Ragnhild (possibly)
110. Ragni (probably)
111. Ravensbourne (possibly)
112. Recorder (possibly)
113. Regian
114. Renen
115. Rfa creosol
116. Richard de larrinaga
117. Rio colorado
118. Rosa (possibly)
119. Rotha
120. Saga (possibly)
121. Sargasso (possibly)
122. Scott miller
123. Snowdrop (possibly)
124. Spray
125. Stag 5 (probably)
126. Staithes (possibly)
127. Strinheim
128. Suavity
129. Sunniva (possibly)
130. Svava
131. Swiftly
132. Teal (probably)
133. Thames (probably)
134. The stewarts court (probably)
135. Triumph
136. Ub 115 (possibly)
137. Uc 32 (probably)
138. Upcerne
139. Vestra
140. Vianna (possibly)
141. Vianna (probably)
142. Wearsider
143. Zeeland (possibly)

 

Name: RIO COLORADO

Length 103.6 meter, width: 15.2 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 3565 ton
Load: grain

Cause: ex-sheila. built in 1903 by w doxford & sons ltd, sunderland. owned at time of loss by london-american trading co. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 300nhp, single shaft. passage montevideo for newcastle-upon-tyne. struck mine laid by uc-50. 10 men lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: H1947/17 2.4.17 SUNK IN POSN 550050N, 012241W. BUOY EASTWARD FROM WRECK. - FNM 186/17. H3095/18 30.5.18 BEING DISPERSED. (TH). H7622/18 17.12.18 WK DANGEROUS FOR VESSELS OF DEEP DRAUGHT. LEAST DEPTH OVER WAS 6FMS AT DISTANCE 7 CABLES EASTWARD OF ENTRANCE TO THE RIVER TYNE IN 550050N, 012241W. LEAST DEPTH OF 6FMS. (SNO TYNE).

- NM118/19. H3788/19 13.5.19 550050N, 012220W OR 1824YDS S 77E(MAGNETIC) FROM N PIER LIGHTHOUSE. LEAST DEPTH OVER IT 55FT. THE WRECK BUOY IS PLACED 5YDS TO SOUTHWARD. H352/20 13.1.20 BUOY DISAPPEARED AND WILL NOT BE REPLACED. LEAST DEPTH 43FT. (TH LETTER). BR STD. H2002/25 25.3.25 WRECK LOCATED. LEAST DEPTH OVER 44FT. (HMS FITZROY). BR STD. H1657/62 11.5.62 LOCATED BY HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48FT IN GEN DEPTH 60FT. SCOUR DEPTH 62FT. (HMS SHACKLETON 1962). H1657/62 2.7.62 SWEPT CLEAR 35FT, FOUL 36FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36FT IN 61-64FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE). H1657/62 2.7.62 G CON BUOY, FL(3)G, 15 SEC CLOSE SE. (THNM 46/62). AMENDED TO WK 5FMS 5FT WITH BUOY

- NM 1407/62. H1657/62 2.3.64 H1657/62 2.3.64 CONTRACT PLACED FOR DISPERSAL TO A LEAST DEPTH OF 45FT. (TH). H1657/62 2.11.65 AMENDED TO SW 8FMS 1FT AND BUOY DELETED. (TH 20.10.65).

- NM 2111/65. H4871/68 17.10.69 CHAIN SWEPT CLEAR AT 49FT, FOUL AT 50FT. GEN DEPTH 60FT. 15.5.73 AMENDED TO SW 14.9MTRS. NC 152. HH090/796/01 5.1.98 EXAM'D 25.7.98 IN 550057.6N, 012242.6W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 15.2, FOUL 15.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.3 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.9MTRS. LENGTH 105MTRS, WIDTH 50MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. BADLY BROKEN UP AND SCATTERED WK DEBRIS. POSSIBLE BOW OR STERN TO WEST OF DEBRIS AREA. (GARDLINE, HI 796). AMEND TO SW 15.2MTRS. BR STD. HH091/177/01 2.7.07 EXAM'D 13.3.07 IN 5500.967N, 0122.694W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.84 IN GEN DEPTH 18.5MTRS. LENGTH 80.0MTRS, WIDTH 16.1MTRS, HT 2.3MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. IN TWO MAIN SECTIONS SOME 30MTRS APART. DEBRIS FIELD AROUND WK. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1177). RETAIN SW 15.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 12.7.12 LOCATED 1.7.11 IN 5501.960N (SIC), 0122.690W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.18 IN GEN DEPTH 18.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 102MTRS, WIDTH 34MTRS, HT 2.3MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS WITH BOWS W. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1359). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP AND SCATTERED. ?BOWS EAST

Position: 55 0.967 N,1 22.694 W

 

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