Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Rye, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 52 45.745 N,1 57.433 E (52.7504, 2.0371)
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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: RYE
Lengte 73.2 meter, breedte: 10.4 meter, diepgang: 4.6, tonnage 1048 ton
Lading: ballast
Oorzaak: Built in 1924 by w beardmore & co. owned at the time of loss by london, midland & scottish railway co. triple expanion engine of 333 nhp for 13 knots. torpedoed by mtbs when in convoy off cromer. crew of 24 all lost. (dods).
Jaar registratie: 1941
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 27 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 80 cm
Bekend sinds: 1941, laatst gedetecteerd: 2014
Details metingen/cartografie: SUNK OFF CROMER. BODIES OF CREW RECOVERED FROM BOAT OFF S HAISBORO BUOY. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H01494/41 17.6.41 WK IN 524527N, 015742E. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 30FT, FOUL AT 40FT. (FOIC YARMOUTH, 28.5.41). CHART AS WK 5FMS.
- NM 1411/41. 22.9.44 OROPESEA SWEPT, NOW CLEAR AT 26FT, FOUL AT 29FT. (FOIC YARMOUTH, 16.7.44). NCA. H01494/41 22.9.44 DRIFT SWEPT AFTER DISPERSAL IN 524541N, 015732E. CLEAR AT 44FT, FOUL AT 45FT. (FOIC YARMOUTH, 19.8.44). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 2FT.
- NM 2041/44. H01494/41 21.8.50 EXAM'D IN 524541N, 015732E. OROPESA SWEPT CLEAR AT 44FT, FOUL AT 48FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 1950). AMEND POSN. BR STD. H4167/59 3.7.70 NOT FOUND DURING SEARCH IN THIS AREA FOR CRASHED LIGHTNING AIRCRAFT. (HMS BRONINGTON, 17.6.70). H4629/71 21.12.71 WK LOCATED. SITS UPRIGHT IN SCOUR. HULL APPEARS INTACT BUT BRIDGE HAS BEEN DAMAGED. (E GILES, 22.11.71). 14.3.73 AMEND TO WK 13.2MTRS. NC 106. H4852/74 23.12.74 EXAM'D 30.7.74 IN 524543N, 015727E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.6MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 109/74). BR STD. H1956/80 19.10.81 EXAM'D 6.5.81 IN 524542N, 015732E [OGB] USING HFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 17.5MTRS, FOUL AT 17.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. DCS3 HT 7MTRS. IN TWO PARTS, LYING APPROX E/W. (ISS, HI 26). AMEND TO WK SW 17.5MTRS.
- NM 2637/81. H2054/82 16.9.83 EXAM'D 23.6.83 IN 524542N, 015734E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2MTRS. LIES E/W, POSSIBLY IN TWO PARTS. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 126). NCA. HH100/351/05 5.6.92 POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS THE 'RYE'. LIES IN TWO PARTS. BOW SECTION IS INTACT AND STANDS 5MTRS HIGH. BRIDGE PARTLY COLLAPSED. STERN SEPARATED FROM REST OF WK BY A FEW MTRS AND IS VERY BROKEN UP. HIGHEST POINT IS BROKEN MAST ON BOW SECTION WHICH STANDS A FURTHER 3MTRS ABOVE THE REST. (R HICKINBOTTOM, 16.5.91). HH100/351/15 28.2.00 DIVED IN 5245.73N, 0157.46E [WGD]. UPRIGHT AND IN TWO PIECES. MIDSHIPS AND STERN ARE IN ONE PIECE WHICH LIES ALONGSIDE THE BOW SECTION. SUPERSTRUCTURE ON THE STERN IS STILL INTACT AND A SMALL GUN IS MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE STERN STEERING HOUSE. WK STANDS 7MTRS PROUD, THE HIGHEST POINT BEING THE GUN. (R HICKINBOTTOM, LTR DTD 20.2.00). NCA. 17.12.08 IN TWO PARTS WITH BOW POINTING AT THE STERN ON THE STBD SIDE TO FORM AN 'L' SHAPE. GAP OF 5MTRS BETWEEN SECTIONS. TWO SMALL BOILERS LIE ON THE SEABED TOTALLY EXPOSED AMONG A LARGE DEBRIS FIELD. SOME SHELL CASES SCATTERED ON THE SEABED AND BEHIND THE STERN SECTION. (T BENJAFIELD). NCA. SEP 2014/000101130 31.12.14 EXAM'D 26.7.14 IN 5245.745N, 0157.433E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.86 IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. SCOUR 2MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 10MTRS TOWARDS 080 DEGS. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS, HT 6.0MTRS. LIES 080/260 DEGS (MAIN, STERN PART). STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN TWO PARTS, THE STERN LIES TOWARDS 080 DEGS WITH THE BOWS TOWARDS 135 DEGS. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1428). BOWS LIE CLOSE N OF MAIN PART. AMEND WK 19.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARTS AT RIGHT ANGLES
Positie: 52 45.745 N,1 57.433 E