This is the information page about the shipwreck Rosehill, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 14.125 N,4 41.226 W (49.993283333333, -4.6426333333333)

 

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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. Afric
2. Alexander kennedy
3. Almond branch (possibly)
4. Andromeda
5. Antoinette (probably)
6. Beatrice (possibly)
7. Ben rein
8. Benito
9. Brialan
10. Carolus
11. Dionne marie
12. Eastfield
13. Elisabeth (possibly)
14. Eskdale
15. Foylemore (possibly)
16. Hera
17. Hmcs trentonian
18. Hms almond (after part)
19. Hms almond (bow part)
20. Hms comet
21. Hms lady of the isles
22. Hms narwhal
23. Hms rinovia
24. Hms torrent
25. Jersey queen (possibly)
26. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
27. Kantoeng (part of)
28. King harry (probably)
29. Kremsertor
30. Kwester
31. Lancaster
32. Lauwerzee
33. Lord snowden (probably)
34. Lucent (possibly)
35. Mary
36. Mourne (probably)
37. Orchis
38. Par time and tide bell
39. Pegasus
40. Rosehill
41. Shoal fisher
42. Silver laurel
43. Spital
44. St andre (possibly)
45. St stanislas
46. Sunik (probably)
47. Tregenna (possibly)
48. Twilight water
49. Ub 113
50. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
51. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
52. Western coast (possibly)
53. Wilhelmina maria

 

Name: ROSEHILL

Year of registration: 1956

Water depth above wreck: 52 meter, Height above seabed: 123 cm

Known since: 1956, last detected: 20190801

Details measurements/cartography: H113/45 23.3.56 POSSIBLE WK IN 501400N, 044200W, HT 33FT. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45). 5.4.60 POSN GIVEN AS 501342N, 044200W, LENGTH 50FT HT 30FT. (ESCORT GROUP 3, 11.2.45 - 3.3.45). H378/67 4.7.67 WK 24FMS SHOWN IN 501400N, 044112W [OGB] ON FAIR SHEET. (HMS WOODLARK, K5014/1, 31.10.66 - 19.11.66). NO OTHER INFO SUBMITTED. - FNM 38/67. H378/67 15.10.68 ASSUMED THAT THE WRECK LOCATED BY HMS WOODLARK, & THAT LOCATED IN 1945, ARE THE SAME WK. CHART AS WK 24FMS [44MTRS]. BR STD. 19.1.70 WRECK WAS BEEN BOUGHT BY R DAVIS & R LARN IN 1969. NCA. H3193/70 16.3.73 WK LOCATED IN 501354N, 044037W USING DECCA [OGB]. ?ROSEHILL. LENGTH 250FT, HT 34FT. LYING SE/NW. (R DAVIS & C WILLIAMS, 25.4.73). NCA. H3110/72 27.11.73 LOCATED IN 501403.6N, 044101.8W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 43.0MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 52MTRS. SEABED OF MUD, SAND & BROKEN SHELL. GOOD E/S & SONAR CONTACT. (HMS HECATE). AMEND TO WK 43MTRS IN REVISED POSN. NE 1267. H1280/76/31 30.3.76 FISHERMENS FASTENER IN 501344N, 044050W [OGB] USING DECCA. (LTR DTD 29.1.76). NCA. H1282/78/126 27.6.79 ROSEHILL NOW IDENTIFIED POSITIVELY AS WK IN 501939N, 041827W. (M COOMBS, 25.6.79). NCA. H1310/81/16 13.7.81 REPD IN 501416N, 044103W USING DECCA. WK STANDING 4MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. STERN SECTION INTACT WITH SHIP'S WHEEL IN PLACE. MIDSECTION IS EXPOSED RIBS WITH BOW FLAT TO SEABED. GIVES IMPRESSION OF HAVING BEEN OLD WOODEN SCHOONER. (I. C. PAYNE, BRENTWOOD SAC, 6.7.81). NCA. HH100/351/18 26.4.02 WK IS SMALL EARLY VESSEL, ALSO BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CALLED ROSEHILL, NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH VESSEL OF SAME NAME IN WHITSAND BAY [SEE 17657]. (J ROSEVEARE/G FURSE TELECON 20.4.02). NO MENTION OF ANOTHER VESSEL BY NAME ROSEHILL IN REFERENCE BOOKS. NCA. 30.4.02 VESSEL WAS DIVED BY ROBERT HOCKLEY IN 1993. IT IS A SMALL 3 CASTLE SS, APPROX 1050TONS, STEEL CONSTRUCTION, HULL INTACT, SUPERSTRUCTURE FLATTENED. HEAVILY COVERED IN TRAWLING NETS ETC, PROBABLY TO VALUE OF ú100,000. (J ROSEVEARE/J DILLON, TELECON 30.4.02) NCA. SEP 2020/000031258 12.2.20 EXAM'D 01.08.19; IN 5014.125N, 0441.226W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 43.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 52MTRS, LENGTH 83MTRS, WIDTH 24MTRS, HEIGHT 8.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 123/303 DEGS. WRECK SITS UPRIGHT, SUPERSTRUCTURE FLATTENED. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY, HI 1560). AMEND NDW 43MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 1395/20. HULL INTACT, SUPERSTRUCTURE FLATTENED

Position: 50 14.125 N,4 41.226 W

 

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