This is the information page about the shipwreck Rosa (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 0.849 N,1 14.065 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)
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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: ROSA (POSSIBLY)
Length 70.1 meter, width: 10.4 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 1146 ton
Load: coal
Cause: built in 1919 by verschure & co, amsterdam. owned at time of loss by armement l hermens, soc anon bruges. passage the tyne for belgium. struck mine laid by destroyers z4, z8, z14 & z15 under the cover of z19 during the night of 12/13 december. one man lost.
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 52 meter, Height above seabed: 40 cm
Known since: 1971, last detected: 1998
Details measurements/cartography: H0266/39 14.6.40 H0266/39 14.6.40 SUNK IN 550142N, 011300W APPROX OR 082.5 DEG, 6.4M FROM R.TYNE N B'WTR LT, OR 108 DEG, 8.3 MILES FROM ST MARY'S OR BAIL IS. LT. (FOIC TYNE). H2433/71 21.4.71 H2433/71 21.4.71 2 CONTACTS LOCATED IN APPROX 550054N, 011406W [OGB]. (ISS ROS DTD 31.12.70). NCA. HH090/796/01 5.1.99 HH090/796/01 5.1.99 EXAM'D 5.7.98 IN 550050.9N, 011403.9W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 44.7 IN GEN DEPTH 52MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.1MTRS. LENGTH 38MTRS, WIDTH 29MTRS. LIES 040/220 DEGS. WRECK BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. SUPERSTRUCTURE VISIBLE. TWO PIECES ARE SIDE BY SIDE. (GARDLINE, HI 796). INS AS WK 44MTRS. BR STD. 4.5.07 4.5.07 THIS COULD BE ROSA. (R YOUNG). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN IN TWO. PIECES SIDE BY SIDE
Position: 55 0.849 N,1 14.065 W