This is the information page about the shipwreck Roway, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 46.104 N,1 2.264 W (50.802333333333, -1.0303)

 

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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. Ala
2. Albatros
3. Algerian
4. Angry fish
5. Armenier
6. Arno (possibly)
7. Asborg
8. Bettann (bow section)
9. Bettann (stern section)
10. Braat ii
11. Camberwell
12. Cambrian
13. Cambrian (part of)
14. Cambrian princess (probably)
15. Campeador 5 (bow section)(probably)
16. Camswan
17. Capable
18. Cuba
19. Cuba
20. Diadem of bursledon (probably)
21. Duddon (probably)
22. Elford
23. Empress queen
24. Excelsior
25. Faith
26. Flag theofano
27. Fpt iv
28. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
29. G-cbpt
30. Gerarda
31. Germa geisha
32. Glen (possibly)
33. Grace dieu
34. Grip fast
35. Harry sharman
36. Hauler
37. Highland brigade
38. Hm lct 427 (after part)
39. Hm lct 427 (fwd part)
40. Hms apley (possibly)
41. Hms boxer
42. Hms crestflower
43. Hms hazard
44. Hms hazardous
45. Hms insolent
46. Hms invincible
47. Hms p12 (stern section).
48. Hms prince leopold
49. Hms undine
50. Hms velox
51. Hmsm a1
52. Irishman
53. Isleworth
54. Kurland
55. Lct 1068
56. Leon
57. Lowmount
58. Luciston
59. Luis
60. Mary rose
61. Minerva (possibly)
62. Montecrana (possibly)
63. Moonraker (probably)
64. Oriflamme
65. Orion
66. Pearl (probably)
67. Ps ryde
68. Roway
69. Rtc no.9
70. Sinah
71. Stokes bay pier (remains)
72. Syrinx (part of)(possibly)
73. Tweed
74. U 1195
75. U 90
76. Ub 21
77. Ub 81
78. Vadne
79. Vanessa (probably)
80. Venus
81. Volkerak
82. Wapello
83. Weston maid (possibly)
84. Withern

 

Name: ROWAY

Length 27.4 meter, width: 5.8 meter, tonnage 110 ton
Load: stone

Cause: sank after being struck by a freak wave.

Year of registration: 1967

Water depth above wreck: 3 meter, Height above seabed: 130 cm

Known since: 1967, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H1199/67 19.5.67 ST IN 504605N, 010200E, MARKED BY G SPH BUOY CLOSE SE. (UK NAV 198/67 & LL).

- NM 1015/67. 15.4.70 SALVAGE TO COMMENCE JULY 1970. (LL, 11.4.70). NCA. H2895/70 7.5.70 DANGEROUS WRECK WITH MAST, HEIGHT 10FT [3MTRS], MARKED BY G SPH BUOY 150FT S. (SCES, ROS DTD 16.4.70 & SURVEY [K5827]). BR STD. H3409/70 12.6.70 DIVED ON. NOW LISTED TO PORT ABOUT 10DEGS TO VERTICAL. MAST HAS DROPPED & NO LONGER SHOWS ABOVE WATER. TWO DAVITS SHOW AT LOW WATER. HULL INTACT. IRON PROPELLER STILL INTACT. THE OPEN HOLD IS ABOUT QUARTER TO HALF FULL OF SAND. (J BEVAN, BSAC, 11.6.70). H4585/76 27.10.76 REPORTED MAST NO LONGER SHOWING ABOVE WATER. (CAPT BRIGGS). AMEND TO DW.

- NM 2063/76. H2555/74 19.5.78 DEMOLITION WORK BY RN DEMOLITION TEAM TOOK PLACE 11.5.78. (PORTSMOUTH LOCAL NM 15/78). NCA YET. H2555/74 11.10.78 TO BE MARKED BY AN ISOLATED DANGER LT BN, GPFL(2)5S, CLOSE ALONGSIDE. (QHM PORTSMOUTH LTR BA 136/27A, DTD 8.9.78). NCA YET. H4585/76 11.5.79 PILE NOW SHOWING TWO BLACK SPH TOPMARKS. (PORTSMOUTH LOCAL NM 30/79). AMEND TO DW WITH ISOLATED DANGER LT BN, GPFL(2)5S. BR STD. H2071/82 17.3.86 EXAM'D 26.11.84 IN 564605N, 010211W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. AWASH [LAT] IN GEN DEPTH 3MTRS. SCOUR 0.3MTRS DEEP. LENGTH 28MTRS, LYING UPRIGHT. HEADING 320/140DEGS. (HMS GLEANER, HI 142). NCA HH232/352/01 7.6.90 WK PILE DAMAGED. TOPMARK AND LIGHT MISSING. (PORTSMOUTH LOCAL NM 42/90). NCA. 18.6.90 LIGHT REPAIRED AND TOPMARK BEING REPLACED. (PO COLLYER, TELECON). NFA. 16.10.08 [EUT] POSN: 5046.118N, 0102.271W. NE 3418. 18.10.13 EXAM'D 6.7.13 IN 5046.104N, 0102.264W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH DRIES 0.49 IN GEN DEPTH 3MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 29.3MTRS, WIDTH 6.2MTRS, HT 3.6MTRS. LIES 130/310 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN TWO PARTS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1437). UPRIGHT, BOWS SE, INTACT WITH MIDSHIPS AREA COLLAPSED TO SEABED. HIGH POINT IS THE BOW. AMEND ST DRIES 0.5MTR IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, CENTRE COLLAPSED, BOWS SE, BOW DRIES

Position: 50 46.104 N,1 2.264 W

 

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