Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Ruby (possibly), op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 56 0.574 N,3 27.016 W (56.00645, -3.4027833333333)

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: RUBY (POSSIBLY)

Lengte 53.3 meter, breedte: 8.1 meter, diepgang: 3.2, tonnage 481 ton
Lading: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined

Oorzaak: built of iron in 1888 by scotts & co, bowling. owned at time of loss by a weir, glasgow. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 80nhp, single shaft. machinery aft by w king & co, glasgow. passage middlesborough for grangemouth. sank 2m w of forth bridge, following collision in calm conditions and fog with ss prudhoe castle. salvage attempt abandoned. (sibi & shipwrecks of the forth & tay).

Jaar registratie: 1968

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 24 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 181 cm

Bekend sinds: 1968, laatst gedetecteerd: 20160225

Details metingen/cartografie: H7915/68 20.12.68 LOCATED IN 560034.5N, 032656W [OGB] USING HSA. THE WK LIES IN A NNW/SSE DIRECTION AND IS ABOUT 200-250FT IN LENGTH. THE FIX SHOWS THE POSN OF THE SHOALEST SOUNDING OBTAINED, IT IS NEAR THE NW END OF THE WK, WHICH WAS CLOSELY SOUNDED, BUT NOT ADEQUATELY EXAMINED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 60 IN GEN DEPTH 78FT. SCOUR TO 83FT. SEABED OF BLACK MUD. (HMS VIDAL, HI 355/1968). BR STD. 7.1.69 QUITE A SIZEABLE WK AND FROM ITS ROUNDED EDGES ON THE E/S TRACE AN OLD ONE SILTED OVER. (HMS VIDAL, ROS DTD 17.8.68). H1310/81/32 2.12.81 THOUGHT POSSIBLY TO BE WK OF SS RUBY. (I G WHITTAKER, 18.11.81). 12.7.96 NOT FOUND, BUT NOT CONSIDERED TO BE DISPROVED. (SURVEY DTD MAY '96 [M2657]). NCA. HH264/450/04 9.8.96 WK FOUND TO BE LYING NNE/SSW WITH A LEAST DEPTH OF 18.2MTRS IN 560034.7N, 032656W [OGB]. WK IS PARTLY COVERED BY SEDIMENT AND COVERS AN AREA OF APPROX 105 X 40MTRS. (FORTH PORTS SURVEY DTD JUL '96 [M2691]). BR STD. 29.6.02 EUT POSN: 5600.574N, 0327.017W. NE 736. HH264/450/07 9.11.06 SHOWN AS WK 18.1MTRS IN 5600.574N, 0327.017W [EUT] ON FORTH PORTS PLC SURVEY DTD NOV-DEC '05 [M4384 BATHY ID 20065031]. NE 737. HH091/176/01 22.5.07 EXAM'D 17.10.06 IN 5600.574N, 0327.016W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.84MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 42.17MTRS, WIDTH 13.3MTRS, HT 4.16MTRS. LIES 005/185DEGS. IN SEVERAL PIECES WITH TWO LARGE SECTIONS. CHART AS WK 16.7MTRS. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1176). PROBABLY BOWS S WITH CENTRE PART BURIED. DEBRIS LIES 35MTRS NNE. AMEND WK 16.7MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2016000236167 25.2.16 EXAM'D 25.02.16; IN 5600.575N, 0327.016W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.95MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS, LENGTH 67.0MTRS, WIDTH 17.07MTRS, HEIGHT 6.87MTRS, ORIENTATION 181/001 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 121MTRS, 28.5MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 280DEGS. LARGE VESSEL IN TWO DISTINCT PIECES, LYING FLAT ON THE SEABED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO WRECK 2802. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1490 FIRTH OF FORTH). AMEND DW 17.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: PARTIALLY BURIED, BOWS S

Positie: 56 0.574 N,3 27.016 W

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