Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Riversdale, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 11.77 N,3 44.154 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)
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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: RIVERSDALE
Lengte 96.9 meter, breedte: 14.3 meter, diepgang: 6.4, tonnage 2805 ton
Lading: coal
Oorzaak: built in j blumer & co, sunderland. owned at time of loss by r c thompson. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 249 nhp, single shaft. passage the tyne for sovana, italy. torpedoed by ub-31. run ashore by master, bukheads shored but sank upright when towed off. one life lost. (sibi, dods, ww1sl & diver magazine sept 1998).
Jaar registratie: 1917
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 41 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 35 cm
Bekend sinds: 1917, laatst gedetecteerd: 2013
Details metingen/cartografie: H360/07 H360/07 WK PA CHARTED IN 501145N, 034330W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BA 1613. H131/18 H131/18 WK LOCATED E HALF N 7.5C FROM PRAWLE PT SIG STATION LYING IN 18FMS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H2502/51 25.1.52 H2502/51 25.1.52 LARGE WK IN 501142N, 034405W. LEAST DEPTH 17FMS. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 46FT. (HMS SEAGULL, 1950). NE 1613. H5413/60 29.4.63 H5413/60 29.4.63 WK, THOUGHT TO BE 'RIVERSDALE', FOUND. INTACT APART FROM BOWS. ON EVEN KEEL IN 501142N, 034403W. (BSAC TORQUAY). H5413/60 23.1.64 H5413/60 23.1.64 SALVAGE RIGHTS PURCHASED BY BSAC TORQUAY FROM M.O.T. (LTR DTD 2.12.63). H5413/60 19.1.65 H5413/60 19.1.65 POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS 'RIVERSDALE'. A 2.5FT SPOKED WHEEL STAMPED WITH THE HGMR SALVAGED BY BSAC TORBAY. (17.11.64) 12.1.70 12.1.70 SALVAGE DUE TO TAKE PLACE WINTER MONTHS 1969-1970 WITH EXPLOSIVES BY TORBAY BSAC. (TRITON MAGAZINE, FEB 1970). H2396/77 11.3.77 H2396/77 11.3.77 WK IN 501142N, 034409W USING DECCA. ABOUT 310FT LONG BY SONAR. LYING ABOUT NE/SW. BOWS NE. UPRIGHT. BEAM 44.5FT BY LINE. HATCH 16.5FT ACROSS. NO GOOD E/S RUN. SEABED 150-160FT APPROX, PROBABLY ROCKY. WK LIES IN A DEPRESSION WHICH IS NOT A SCOUR. SHIP IS BADLY DAMAGED FORWARD. IT IS BROKEN AT NUMBER ONE HOLD & THERE IS NO BOW. BUT FOR WRECKAGE BULKHEAD BETWEEN HOLDS 1 & 2 IS GONE & CARGO HAS LARGELY SPILLED OUT. HATCHES ARE ABOUT 30FT LONG. PROPELLER IS THERE BUT WAS NOT EXAMINED. THOUGHT TO BE THE COLLIER 'RIVERSDALE'. (RISDON BEASELY, 10.2.77). H1941/79 1.4.81 H1941/79 1.4.81 EXAM'D 12.11.80 IN 501144.4N, 034404.8W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 30.6 IN GEN DEPTH 41MTRS. SCOUR 2MTRS DEEP ON W SIDE OF WK. LYING NE/SW, APPARENTLY INTACT & UPRIGHT. LENGTH APPROX 100MTRS. (HMS FOX, HI 54A/79). BR STD. H5982/82 10.2.83 H5982/82 10.2.83 WK SHOWN IN 501136N, 034404W ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)3 [1982 EDN]. NCA. H1941/79 29.10.86 H1941/79 29.10.86 OPERATION TO SALVAGE COAL CARGO BY EUROSALVE AND COASTLINE MARINE. (NEWSPAPER REPORT DTD 4.10.86). NCA. 2.9.98 2.9.98 LIES UPRIGHT, BOW BROKEN AWAY. IRON PROPELLER. (DIVER MAGAZINE, SEPT 1998). NCA. 6.10.99 6.10.99 UPRIGHT & STANDS 11MTRS PROUD. BOW BROKEN AWAY. BELL HAS BEEN RECOVERED. PROP IS IRON. (DIVER MAGAZINE, OCT 1999). NCA. 18.4.13 18.4.13 EXAM'D 6.1.13 IN 5011.770N, 0344.154W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 32.6 IN GEN DEPTH 41.5MTRS. LEAST W/C DEPTH 31.75MTRS. SCOUR 2.9MTRS EXTENDS 12.5MTRS TOWARDS 265 DEGS. LENGTH 108.3MTRS, WIDTH 18.5MTRS, HT 7.8MTRS. LIES 035/215 DEGS WITH BOWS NE. INTACT, WITH BOWS MISSING. (EMU, HI 1374). SCOUR ALONG SIDES OF WK. SEDIMENT BUILT UP AT BOTH SIDES. AMEND WK 31MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BOW NE & BROKEN AWAY, SCOUR ALONG WK
Positie: 50 11.77 N,3 44.154 W