Dies ist die Informationsseite über das Schiffswrack Rivergate, die folgende Wasserkarte zeigt das Wrack in seiner unmittelbaren Umgebung. Die Position des Wracks ist 53 21.318 N,0 31.457 E (53.6109, 0.26485)
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Die Texte zu diesem Schiffswrack sind in englischer Sprache 🇬🇧, da sie vom Hydrographischen Amt des Vereinigten Königreichs (UKHO) auf der Grundlage von Daten u. a. der Hydrographischen Dienste von Deutschland, der Niederlande und Belgien erstellt wurden. Sie enthalten die bekannten Details des Wracks und die Kommentare der Kartographen, die die Position und den Zustand des Wracks im Laufe der Zeit überprüft haben.
Name: RIVERGATE
Länge33.8 meter, Breite: 7.6 meter, Tonnage 190 ton
Last: scrap metal,ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined
Ursache: Ex-river witham '55, ex-coverack '53, ex-empire cononley '47, ex-dorothea weber '45, ex-elisabeth, ex-midguard ii, ex-lucy. built in 1922 by j oelkers, hamburg. owned at time of loss by hull gates shipping co ltd. six cylinder oil engine, single shaft. machinery aft by mak. masch., keil. passage london for goole. cargo scrap iron. capsized and sank in heavy weather.
Jahr der Registrierung: 1959
Wassertiefe über dem Wrack: 13 meter, Höhe über dem Meeresboden: 115 cm
Bekannt seit: 1959, zuletzt detektiert: 2020
Detailmessungen/Kartographie: H4278/59 2.8.59 SANK IN 532200N, 003000E. SMALL VESSEL. MAST AND DECKHOUSE WASHED ASHORE AT WELLS. (ADMIRALTY MESSAGE 31.7.59). H4278/59 23.10.59 INS AS DWPA IN 532200N, 003000E. BR STD. H4278/59 23.10.59 A/S SEARCH CARRIED OUT IN THE AREA ENCLOSED BY FOLLOWING POSNS: A) 532000N, 002800E; B) 532000N, 003406E; C) 532251N, 002800E; D) 532251N, 003330E. NOTHING FOUND. (TH, 12.10.59). H4278/59 4.12.62 DELETED. BR STD. H332 4.2.63 WK LOCATED IN 532115N, 003134E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36 IN GEN DEPTH 45FT. (HMS SCOTT, 18.9.62). INS AS WK 6FMS.
- NM 315/63. H4729/62 20.6.63 SWEPT CLEAR AT 14, FOUL AT 16FT. BUOY LAID 145 DEG, 600FT FROM WK. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24FT IN GEN DEPTH 45FT. GOOD CONTACT FROM THE N. WATER IN VICINITY DISCOLOURED BY THE SAND. (HMS ECHO, 28.5.63). AMEND TO SW 2FMS 2FT.
- NM 1230/63. H4729/62 20.6.63 G SPH BUOY, INT QKFL G 10S, CLOSE SE. (TH NM 47/63).
- NM 1230/63. H4729/62 5.11.64 CHAIN SWEEP CLEAR AT 26, FOUL AT 27FT IN GEN DEPTH 54FT. WK POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS RIVERGATE. (THV MERMAID, 8.9.64). AMEND TO WK 4FMS 2FT.
- NM 2097/64. H4729/62 15.3.65 CONTRACT PLACED FOR DISPERSAL TO LEAST DEPTH 36FT. (TH 10.3.65). H4729/62 28.4.65 SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS. (RISDON BEAZLEY LTD). H4729/62 24.6.65 CHAIN SWEEP CLEAR AT 36, FOUL AT 37FT. (THV MERMAID, 9.6.65). AMEND TO SW 6FMS.
- NM 1261/65. H1248/69 23.2.70 WK LOCATED IN 532118N, 003125E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. (HUNTING GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS LTD, 11.2.70). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 23.6.75 AMEND TO SW 10.3MTRS [LAT]. NC 107. HH100/351/02 1.12.89 SONAR CONTACT DETECTED 170MTRS E OF CHARTED POSN IN 532118N, 003125E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS DURING PIPELINE SURVEY. LENGTH 50MTRS. LYING 110/290 DEG AND STANDING 6MTRS HIGH. (HYDROSEARCH ASSOC. LTD, 13.11.89). NCA YET. HH242/352/01 6.12.89 EXAM'D 3.12.89 IN POSN 315 DEG, 2.11 MILES FROM INNER DOWSING TWR. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.7 IN GEN DEPTH 13.7MTRS. CHAIN SWEEP CLEAR AT 9, FOUL AT 10MTRS [LAT]. THIS IS THE ONLY CONTACT LOCATED ON SONAR WITH A ONE MILE SQUARE CENTRED ON CHARTED POSN. (THV PATRICIA, TLX DTD 3.12.89). AMEND TO SW 9MTRS.
- NM 27/90. HH090/593/01 11.1.94 EXAM'D 29.6.93 IN 532117.9N, 003111.0E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 10.0, FOUL AT 10.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.7 IN GEN DEPTH 12.4MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.8MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.0MTRS, LENGTH 30MTRS, BREADTH 8MTRS. PARTIALLY BROKEN BARGE-LIKE WK. LYING 111/291 DEG. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 593). BR STD. SEP 2020/0000180469 30.1.20 EXAM'D 13.1.20 LOCATED IN 5321.318N, 0031.457E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.08MTRS. LENGTH 32 MTRS. WIDTH 8 MTRS, HEIGHT 1.7 MTRS, ORIENTATION 115 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 30 MTRS, WIDTH 20 MTRS, HEIGHT 0.9 MTRS, ORIENTATION 208 DEGS.(FPV MORVEN, HI1675). RETAIN SW OBSTRN 10 MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Quelle: UK Hydrographic Office
Kommentar Forscher: PARTIALLY BROKEN, BARGE-LIKE WK
Position: 53 21.318 N,0 31.457 E