This is the information page about the shipwreck Rotula (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 18.6 N,5 28.417 W (52.604766666667, -5.5701166666667)

 

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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. Birchwood (possibly)
2. Boltonhall (possibly)
3. Boscastle (possibly)
4. City of glasgow (probably)
5. Elsena (possibly)
6. Empire gunner (possibly)
7. Empire panther (probably)
8. Ennistown (possibly)
9. Ethel
10. Fort rona (possibly)
11. Francoise de lille (possibly)
12. Gresham (possibly)
13. Halberdier (possibly)
14. Kassanga (possibly)
15. Ladoga (possibly)
16. Landonia (probably)
17. Mesaba (probably)
18. Pentwyn (possibly)
19. Port townsville (probably)
20. Prins frederik hendrik (possibly)
21. Rotula (possibly)
22. Soreldoc (possibly)
23. Spenser (possibly)
24. St patrick (possibly)
25. Strathnairn (possibly)
26. The queen
27. U 1169 (possibly)
28. U 1302 (possibly)
29. Yturri bide (possibly)

 

Name: ROTULA (POSSIBLY)

Length 140.8 meter, width: 18 meter, draught: 10.1, tonnage 7981 ton
Load: flammable liquids and gases

Cause: bombed & sunk by aircraft.

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 89 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 1980

Details measurements/cartography: H01000/41 15.5.41 H01000/41 15.5.41 INS NDWPA IN 521800N, 052730W.

- NM 1086/41. 28.11.72 28.11.72 AMEND TO USCPA 35FMS. NE 1410. H1950/76 12.11.80 H1950/76 12.11.80 WK EXAM'D 21.5.80 IN 521836N, 052825W.[OGB] USING RO/RO HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 83 IN GEN DEPTH 89MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. LYING NW/SE. APPROX LENGTH 80MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 40/80). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 52 18.6 N,5 28.417 W

 

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