Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Rivergate, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 53 21.318 N,0 31.457 E (53.6109, 0.26485)
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De teksten bij dit scheepswrak zijn in het engels 🇬🇧, omdat deze worden opgesteld door het UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) op basis van de gegevens van de hydrografische diensten van onder meer Nederland, België en Duitsland. Ze bevatten de bekende details van het wrak en de opmerkingen van de cartografen die in de loop der tijden de positie en de toestand van het wrak hebben gecontroleerd.
Naam: RIVERGATE
Lengte 33.8 meter, breedte: 7.6 meter, tonnage 190 ton
Lading: scrap metal,ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined
Oorzaak: 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.
Jaar registratie: 1959
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 13 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 115 cm
Bekend sinds: 1959, laatst gedetecteerd: 2020
Details metingen/cartografie: 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.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: PARTIALLY BROKEN, BARGE-LIKE WK
Positie: 53 21.318 N,0 31.457 E