This is the information page about the shipwreck Uss rich, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 29.778 N,1 11.304 W (49.768616666667, -1.2468833333333)

 

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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. A 12
2. A1-38
3. A1-7
4. A2-66
5. B1-90
6. Bonne sainte rita
7. Chameau
8. Chanzi
9. Charles morgan
10. Credo du marin
11. Dohe
12. Eden
13. Empire broadsword
14. Gabrielle annick
15. Goublin
16. Hermod
17. Hms minster
18. Hms sesame (probably)
19. John kennedy
20. Julie
21. L'independant
22. L'otarie
23. La bajole
24. Lct 232
25. Lct 244
26. Lct 524
27. Lct 777
28. Lct 967
29. Le guillemot
30. Lst (possibly)
31. Lst 523
32. Marie henriette
33. Norfalk
34. Plaston
35. Poussoir
36. Raumboat no.41
37. Saint-pierre des marins
38. Sgb 7
39. Soleil levant
40. Suffolk coast (possibly)
41. Tayo
42. Turquoise (probably)
43. Uss corry
44. Uss glennon
45. Uss meredith
46. Uss rich
47. Uss tide
48. William d burnham (possibly)

 

Name: USS RICH

Length 93 meter, width: 11 meter, draught: 2.9, tonnage 1200 ton

Cause: us navy destroyer, built in 1943, was engaged in operations off the coast of normandy when she struck a mine and sank. (dods).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 10 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: H02730/44 26.7.44 WK IN 492948N, 011142W. (NAVWEST ONE, 27.6.44). CHARTED AS DW PA IN 492951N, 011111W. (AUTHORITY FOR POSN NOT STATED).

- NM 1614/44. H7561/49 6.1.50 DW IN 492949N, 011118W. (FRENCH NM 46 12 49).

- NM 2657/49. H6873/50 26.1.51 WK 0.5FMS IN 492949N, 011118W. (FRENCH NM 50 35 20).

- NM 181/49. H02730/44 13.2.56 WK 1.25FMS IN 492950N, 011118W. (PARIS NM 55 42 14).

- NM 277/56. 29.1.85 SHOWN AS USS 'RICH' IN 492950N, 011113W [EUR], LEAST DEPTH 2.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1985). 6.6.90 WK 2.7MTRS SHOWN IN 492950N, 011113W [EUR] ON FRENCH 6857 [1986 EDN]. WK OF DESTROYER USS 'RICH', POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS, ORIENTATION W/E, ORIGINAL DIMENSIONS LENGTH 93MTRS, BEAM 11MTRS, DRAUGHT 2.9MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1990). 20.4.99 POSN 4929.833N, 0111.220W [EUR]. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1999). BR STD. 6.2.13 [WGD] POSN: 4929.778N, 0111.304W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 29.778 N,1 11.304 W

 

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