This is the information page about the shipwreck Rissa, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 23.182 N,2 59.931 W (53.665666666667, -3.093)

 

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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. Admiral nelson
2. Agnes
3. Albatross
4. Albert
5. Albert (part of)
6. Albert (part of)
7. Alcides
8. Alice
9. Alice davies
10. Anatolian
11. Ann sumner
12. Ann widnal
13. Anne
14. Anne elizabeth
15. Ant
16. Architect
17. Armagh
18. Auchenarden
19. Auspicious
20. Avon
21. Avon
22. Azalea
23. Bactria
24. Bayswater (possibly)
25. Bengar
26. Berwyn
27. Bessie
28. Blairnevis
29. Boston
30. Boubolina
31. Bradda
32. Brazilian
33. Buenos ayres
34. Burbo tower (remains)
35. Burbo tower (remains)
36. Burbo tower (remains)
37. Burbo tower (remains)
38. Burgedin
39. Calderon
40. Cameronian
41. Carl august
42. Caroline
43. Carrie
44. Cascapedia
45. Castle queen
46. Catherine
47. Catherine
48. Chase
49. Christina shearer
50. Chrysopolis
51. City of st andrews
52. Colin russell
53. Collingwood
54. Colombus
55. Colorado
56. Concord
57. Coniston (probably)
58. Coral bank
59. Corbet
60. Cornish coast
61. Countess of devon
62. Croydon
63. Cumbrae
64. Denbigh coast
65. Denham
66. Ditton
67. Douglas
68. Douglas
69. Dunmail
70. Dunvegan castle
71. Ebeneezer
72. Ebenezer
73. Ebenezer
74. Edward finch
75. Elephant
76. Eliza bonstead
77. Elizabeth
78. Elizabeth dal
79. Elizabeth lathom
80. Ellan vannin
81. Ellen sarah
82. Ellen southwold
83. Emelie
84. Emmeline
85. Empress eugenie
86. Endymion
87. Eros
88. Ester ann
89. Esther
90. Eurymedon
91. Eversfield
92. Fairlie and jane
93. Fairy
94. Flamingo
95. Four brothers
96. Frolic
97. Gannochy
98. Geofredo (part of)
99. Geofredo (part of)
100. Geofredo (part of)
101. Germania
102. Gladstone
103. Grappler
104. Gratitude
105. Gwydir
106. Hannah
107. Hannah landles
108. Harmony
109. Hawkesbury
110. Hebe (possibly)
111. Helen
112. Henry j smith
113. Herlief
114. Hero
115. Heron 2
116. Hms cochrane
117. Hopper f
118. Hopper number 6
119. Hvideorn
120. Ibis
121. Ida
122. Ida
123. India
124. Ionic star
125. J b kee
126. J c swindlehurst
127. J w t
128. James and grace gregory
129. Jerseymoor
130. Jessie
131. Jessie brown
132. John & ann
133. John bull
134. John pierce
135. John w elliot
136. Juno
137. Jura
138. Kelvindale
139. Lady irene of menai
140. Laura
141. Lionel george
142. Little burbo beacon
143. Lizzie morton
144. Lochmonar (fwd part)
145. Lochranza castle
146. Lord delamere
147. Lord delamere (possibly)
148. Lylie
149. Major
150. Mantura
151. Margaret
152. Marion
153. Marn
154. Mary
155. Mary agnes
156. Mary ann
157. Mary ann
158. Mary jane
159. Mary kate
160. Mary olivia
161. Matador
162. Mayflower (part of)
163. Mid jordan beacon
164. Miner
165. Mona 2 (possibly)
166. My lady
167. Nautilus
168. Nazarine
169. Nelson
170. Neptune
171. Nestos
172. Nickolai
173. North jordan bn
174. Ocean home
175. Old england
176. Olive branch
177. Orizava (or urizaza)
178. Osctilia
179. Ousebridge
180. Outer east dolphin
181. Parker
182. Pegu (bow section)
183. Pegu (stern)
184. Penryn
185. Perseverance
186. Perseverance
187. Phoenician
188. Pigeon
189. Planet
190. Polly williams
191. Ponce
192. Primrose
193. Progress
194. Prudence
195. Queens tower
196. Rambler
197. Raoul et aurelie
198. Rescue
199. Ringsend
200. Rissa
201. Robert & elizabeth
202. Robert marsden
203. Robert seymour
204. Roelas
205. Rosebud
206. San toy
207. Sandmail
208. Sarah
209. Seaville (part of)
210. Seaville (part of)
211. Selina
212. Severn
213. Sir george grey
214. Skate ii (debris from)(probably)
215. Slasher
216. Smelter
217. Sons of the sea
218. Sparling
219. Sportsman
220. Spurn
221. Star of hope
222. Sultan
223. Sunda
224. Superb
225. Susahana or susanah
226. Swan
227. Tacoma city (part of)
228. Tacoma city (southern part)
229. Talbot
230. Tancred
231. Tarbert
232. Telmo
233. The lady mostyn
234. Thomas
235. Thomas
236. Thomas davies
237. Thorn
238. Thornton
239. Tongue beacon
240. Trentham hall
241. Trial
242. Ullapool
243. Ulstermore
244. United states
245. Valeria
246. Vanguard
247. Vesta
248. Victory
249. Ville de llanes
250. W.m.j
251. Walter
252. Walter dean
253. Wasp
254. Weazel
255. William huskisson
256. William rawcliffe
257. Woodville
258. Zealandia

 

Name: RISSA

Length 82.3 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 5.8, tonnage 1612 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products,ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined

Cause: built in 1902 by wigham richarson & co ltd, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by cork ss co ltd. two bliers, triple expansion engine of 209nhp, single shaft. passage from liverpool. sunk near cunard buoy after collision with ss porthcawl and wallasey ferry steamer rose. 1 life lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1913

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter

Known since: 1913, last detected: 1975

Details measurements/cartography: 21.11.1913 DISCHARGING OF CARGO COMMENCED BY MDHB ON 21.11.1913 AND 3.12.1913. BLASTING PPERATIONS COMMENCED BY SALVOR LTD ON 19.3.1914, ENDED END OF OCT 1914. DEPTH 49FT BELOW LBD. (LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS). SHOWN ON 3490 AS WK 8FMS 1FT. H5282/71 24.2.75 H5282/71 24.2.75 AMEND WK 14.4MTRS [LAT] IN 532310N, 025951W. (MD & HB 1974). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: DISPERSED

Position: 53 23.182 N,2 59.931 W

 

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