This is the information page about the shipwreck Rivergate, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 21.318 N,0 31.457 E (53.6109, 0.26485)

 

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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. Amelie-mathilde
2. Anonity
3. Arduity
4. Argo
5. B o borjesson
6. Bogatyr
7. Capitaine edmond laborie
8. Catford
9. Cecil (possibly)
10. City of birmingham
11. Clavis
12. Deodata
13. Dido
14. Egret
15. Fair maid
16. Fane
17. Faunus
18. Fermo
19. Flashlight (probably)
20. Fowberry tower (part)
21. Freidig (possibly)
22. Fryken
23. Gerhardt (possibly)
24. Girl kitty (possibly)
25. Gladeto
26. Heimland
27. Hms benvolio
28. Hms corfield
29. Hms egret
30. Hms princess victoria
31. Hms strathborve (part)
32. Hms susarion
33. Ightham (possibly)
34. Ionic (probably)
35. Katina bulgari
36. Konstantinos hadjipateras
37. Kyma
38. Ladas (possibly)
39. Lancaster (possibly)
40. Laurium (possibly)
41. Lct(4) 1029
42. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
43. Lindy sue
44. Lottie (possibly)
45. Lucerne
46. Lutha
47. Marie dawn
48. Matanuska (probably)
49. Merchiston
50. Myndroom
51. Onesta
52. Ophir ii (possibly)
53. Petroswift
54. Polzella (possibly)
55. Ravonia (part)
56. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
57. Rayford
58. Revi
59. Rhuys
60. Rievaulx abbey
61. Rivaulx
62. River don (part of)(probably)
63. Rivergate
64. Rosebud (possibly)
65. Royston
66. Salacon
67. Salmondby
68. Saltoun
69. Schieland (possibly)
70. Scotia (possibly)
71. Scotia (possibly)
72. Shepherd lad
73. Strumpet
74. Stylianos chandris
75. Thessaly
76. Trignac (possibly)
77. Tunis
78. Venture (possibly)
79. Victoria
80. William balls (probably)
81. Winga

 

Name: RIVERGATE

Length 33.8 meter, width: 7.6 meter, tonnage 190 ton
Load: scrap metal,ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined

Cause: Ex-river witham '55, ex-coverack '53, ex-empire cononley '47, ex-dorothea weber '45, ex-elisabeth, ex-midguard ii, ex-lucy. built in 1922 by j oelkers, hamburg. owned at time of loss by hull gates shipping co ltd. six cylinder oil engine, single shaft. machinery aft by mak. masch., keil. passage london for goole. cargo scrap iron. capsized and sank in heavy weather.

Year of registration: 1959

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter, Height above seabed: 115 cm

Known since: 1959, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: H4278/59 2.8.59 SANK IN 532200N, 003000E. SMALL VESSEL. MAST AND DECKHOUSE WASHED ASHORE AT WELLS. (ADMIRALTY MESSAGE 31.7.59). H4278/59 23.10.59 INS AS DWPA IN 532200N, 003000E. BR STD. H4278/59 23.10.59 A/S SEARCH CARRIED OUT IN THE AREA ENCLOSED BY FOLLOWING POSNS: A) 532000N, 002800E; B) 532000N, 003406E; C) 532251N, 002800E; D) 532251N, 003330E. NOTHING FOUND. (TH, 12.10.59). H4278/59 4.12.62 DELETED. BR STD. H332 4.2.63 WK LOCATED IN 532115N, 003134E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36 IN GEN DEPTH 45FT. (HMS SCOTT, 18.9.62). INS AS WK 6FMS.

- NM 315/63. H4729/62 20.6.63 SWEPT CLEAR AT 14, FOUL AT 16FT. BUOY LAID 145 DEG, 600FT FROM WK. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24FT IN GEN DEPTH 45FT. GOOD CONTACT FROM THE N. WATER IN VICINITY DISCOLOURED BY THE SAND. (HMS ECHO, 28.5.63). AMEND TO SW 2FMS 2FT.

- NM 1230/63. H4729/62 20.6.63 G SPH BUOY, INT QKFL G 10S, CLOSE SE. (TH NM 47/63).

- NM 1230/63. H4729/62 5.11.64 CHAIN SWEEP CLEAR AT 26, FOUL AT 27FT IN GEN DEPTH 54FT. WK POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS RIVERGATE. (THV MERMAID, 8.9.64). AMEND TO WK 4FMS 2FT.

- NM 2097/64. H4729/62 15.3.65 CONTRACT PLACED FOR DISPERSAL TO LEAST DEPTH 36FT. (TH 10.3.65). H4729/62 28.4.65 SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS. (RISDON BEAZLEY LTD). H4729/62 24.6.65 CHAIN SWEEP CLEAR AT 36, FOUL AT 37FT. (THV MERMAID, 9.6.65). AMEND TO SW 6FMS.

- NM 1261/65. H1248/69 23.2.70 WK LOCATED IN 532118N, 003125E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. (HUNTING GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS LTD, 11.2.70). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 23.6.75 AMEND TO SW 10.3MTRS [LAT]. NC 107. HH100/351/02 1.12.89 SONAR CONTACT DETECTED 170MTRS E OF CHARTED POSN IN 532118N, 003125E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS DURING PIPELINE SURVEY. LENGTH 50MTRS. LYING 110/290 DEG AND STANDING 6MTRS HIGH. (HYDROSEARCH ASSOC. LTD, 13.11.89). NCA YET. HH242/352/01 6.12.89 EXAM'D 3.12.89 IN POSN 315 DEG, 2.11 MILES FROM INNER DOWSING TWR. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.7 IN GEN DEPTH 13.7MTRS. CHAIN SWEEP CLEAR AT 9, FOUL AT 10MTRS [LAT]. THIS IS THE ONLY CONTACT LOCATED ON SONAR WITH A ONE MILE SQUARE CENTRED ON CHARTED POSN. (THV PATRICIA, TLX DTD 3.12.89). AMEND TO SW 9MTRS.

- NM 27/90. HH090/593/01 11.1.94 EXAM'D 29.6.93 IN 532117.9N, 003111.0E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 10.0, FOUL AT 10.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.7 IN GEN DEPTH 12.4MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.8MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.0MTRS, LENGTH 30MTRS, BREADTH 8MTRS. PARTIALLY BROKEN BARGE-LIKE WK. LYING 111/291 DEG. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 593). BR STD. SEP 2020/0000180469 30.1.20 EXAM'D 13.1.20 LOCATED IN 5321.318N, 0031.457E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.08MTRS. LENGTH 32 MTRS. WIDTH 8 MTRS, HEIGHT 1.7 MTRS, ORIENTATION 115 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 30 MTRS, WIDTH 20 MTRS, HEIGHT 0.9 MTRS, ORIENTATION 208 DEGS.(FPV MORVEN, HI1675). RETAIN SW OBSTRN 10 MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: PARTIALLY BROKEN, BARGE-LIKE WK

Position: 53 21.318 N,0 31.457 E

 

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