This is the information page about the shipwreck Roelas, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 23.816 N,2 59.881 W (53.665666666667, -3.093)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: ROELAS
Length 61 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 5.4, tonnage 959 ton
Load: non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,foodstuffs: solid
Cause: ex-huelva '75, ex-murillo '66. built in 1866 by john elder co, glasgow. owned at time of loss by m saenz & co. one boiler, compound expansion engine, single shaft. passage cadiz for liverpool. sank after collision with liverpool registered ss cascapeida. cargo recovered and wk dispersed. (sibi).
Year of registration: 1887
Water depth above wreck: 10 meter
Known since: 1887, last detected: 1975
Details measurements/cartography: 22.2.1888 CARGO BEING SALVED BY MDHB. DISPERSAL BY BLASTING BY MDHB COMMENCED 22.2.1888 & COMPLETED 31.3.1888. DEPTH 32FT BELOW LBD. (LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS). INS AS WK 5FMS 2FT. BA 3490. H5282/71 24.2.75 AMEND WK 9.3MTRS [LAT]. (MD & HB 1974). NC 3490.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 53 23.816 N,2 59.881 W