Redesmere Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Redesmere Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 28.847 N,1 21.215 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 29.29 m |
| Water Depth | 35 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | REDESMERE |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 88.4 m |
| Width | 13 m |
| Sonar Length | 90 |
| Sonar Width | 21 |
| Shadow Height | 5.3 |
| Orientation | 72 |
| Tonnage | 2123 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | coal |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Oct 28, 1917 |
| Bottom Texture | Gravel |
| Original Detection Year | 1955 |
| Last Detection Year | 2020 |
| Original Source | survey vessel |
| Surveying Details | ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE SS BRAAT II (SEE [18978]). 8.3.18 SUNK IN 502800N, 012200W. SANK AT ONCE. (IDSA MASTER, DOCKET M12127). H6391/19 SUNK 7MILES SW BY S OF ST CATHERINES PT. (LL WW1). CHART AS WK [OLD SYMBOL]. H3287/24 12.5.24 AMEND TO DW. BR STD. H4607/28 AMEND TO NDW. BR STD. H6895/55 15.12.55 WK EXAM'D IN 502850N, 012102W USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16FMS IN GEN DEPTH 19FMS. SEABED GRAVEL AND SHELL. (HMS SCOTT 31.10.55 & 1.11.55). AMEND TO WK 16FMS (29MTRS). NE 2045. H1284/74 13.6.75 REPORTED S OF ST CATHERINES PT. 20FT HIGH, UPRIGHT. NO SCOUR. LYING E/W. (R TODD, SPITHEAD MARINE SALVAGE LTD, 20.5.75). NCA. HH090/962/01 5.12.02 EXAM'D 31.7.02 IN 5028.847N, 0121.217W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 29.0 IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 99MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.6MTRS. LIES 075/255 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. APPEARS PARTIALLY INTACT AND UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE, HI 962). RETAIN AS WK 29MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/962/01 11.11.03 SWEPT CLEAR 30.1, FOUL 30.4MTRS. (GARDLINE, H 962). AMEND TO SW 30MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/22 25.1.05 DIVED IN 5028.844N, 0121.217W [WGD]. HIGHEST POINT IS THE BOILERS AT 30MTRS. THERE IS ONE PROP SHAFT THAT HAS BEEN PULLED BACK OUT OF THE HULL AND IS SUSPENDED OFF THE SEABED BY A BEARING. POSSIBLY DUE TO THE FORCE OF IMPACT WITH THE SEABED DURING SINKING. (P STREET, EMAIL DTD 23.1.05). NCA. PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE BRAAT II. 2.2.07 THIS IS SS REDESMERE. STANDS ABOUT 6MTRS HIGH IN 38MTRS ON SEABED OF HARD CHALK WITH A COVERING OF SHINGLE. IDENTITY BY ELIMINATION AND THE NAME WATSON & CO (NAME OF SHIPOWNERS) WAS FOUND ENGRAVED ON A TELESCOPE RECOVERED FROM THE WK. (D C WENDES, SOUTH COAST SHIPWRECKS). SEP 2020/000123102 4.10.21 EXAM�D 9.10.20 IN 5028.847N, 0121.215W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 29.29MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 21MTRS, HT 5.3MTRS. ORIENTATION 072/252 DEGS. UPRIGHT, THE E PART IS BROKEN UP. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1586). AMEND DW 29MTRS IN REVISED POSN |
| Last Amended Date | Oct 4, 2021 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1911 BY SUNDERLAND SHIPBUILDING CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BROMPORT STEAM SHIP CO LTD (H R GREENHALGH, MANAGERS). TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 266 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY NE MARINE ENGINEERING CO. PASSAGE BARRY DOCK FOR SOUTHAMPTON. TORPEDOED BY UB-40. (D C WENDES).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
50 28.847 N,1 21.215 W
Redesmere on Wreck Map
Redesmere Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
UPRIGHT, HIGHEST POINT IS THE BOILERS. THE E PART IS BROKEN UP