This is the information page about the shipwreck Riverton (stern portion) (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 34.544 N,3 58.406 W (51.292766666667, -4.0713)

 

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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. Bengrove (probably)
2. Beninin (possibly)
3. Cabenda
4. Carare
5. Creag mhor
6. Delfin
7. Eldon park
8. Fagernes (probably)
9. Fort medine
10. G a savage (possibly)
11. Harvester
12. Inverdargle (bow section) (probably)
13. Inverdargle (stern section) (probably)
14. Kendy
15. Madjoe
16. Marianela santander
17. Pen-y-mor (possibly)
18. Plantes welvard (possibly)
19. Prince ivanhoe
20. Riptide
21. Riverton (stern portion) (possibly)
22. Samtampa
23. Scarweather ltv
24. Shane
25. Sirdar
26. Solor (stern part) (probably)
27. Stalheim
28. Steepholm
29. Steepholm
30. Strombus (part of)
31. Strombus (part of)
32. Strombus (part of)
33. Strombus (part of)(probably)
34. Trevessa
35. Yesso

 

Name: RIVERTON (STERN PORTION) (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 0 meter, Height above seabed: 124 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 20170823

Details measurements/cartography: H2591/45 25.6.45 STERN PORTION SHOWS 10FT LIES 019DEGS, 3.5C FROM MUMBLES LT. MARKED BY G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G10S. (TH, 15.5.45). INS AS ST IN 513419N, 035800W.

- NM 1514/45. H2591/45 23.8.49 POSN NOW F. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH)

- NM 1706/49. H2499/50 12.12.50 SHOWN AS ST DRIES 1FT IN 513430N, 035819W ON SURVEY [E8677]. NC 1161. 22.9.71 AMENDED TO ST D 0.3MTR. NC 1161. 28.7.72 AMENDED TO ST D 1.0MTR. [LAT]. BR STD. H1934/78 27.3.81 EXAM'D VISUALLY AT LWS. ONLY PART OF KEEL & SOME RIBS REMAIN. OCCUPIES AREA OF ABOUT 5 SQ METRES. HIGHEST PART DRIES 1MTR. (HMS FOX, HI 53/79). NCA. 19.12.91 NOT VISIBLE ON PHOTOPLOT PG 2062. NCA. HH214/430/03 18.3.98 TH HAVE TAKEN POSSESSION. DISPERSAL OPS MAY BE CONDUCTED. (TH NM 10/98). NCA. HH214/430/03 26.3.98 TH HAVE RELINQUISHED POSSESSION. WRECKAGE NOW DRIES 0.2MTRS ALTHOUGH A NUMBER OF NETS WHICH DRY 0.8MTRS REMAIN SNAGGED ON THE WRECKAGE. (TH NM 14/98). AMEND TO ST DRIES 0.8MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2017/000199013 12.1.18 EXAM'D 23.08.17; IN 5134.544N, 0358.406W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH DRYING 0.71MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 0MTRS, LENGTH 66.1MTRS, WIDTH 19.4MTRS, HEIGHT 1.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 124/304 DEGS. WRECK IS GENERALLY LOW IN PROFILE WITH SMALL AREAS OF PROTRUDING STEEL WORK FROM THE MAIN SUPER STRUCTURE. (GARDLINE, HI 1502). RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH, MOVE TO REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: PARTS OF KEEL & RIBS REMAIN. NETTED.

Position: 51 34.544 N,3 58.406 W

 

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