Where is the RHEA wreck located?

The RHEA wreck is located at coordinates 50 32.3 N,1 30.192 E.

How deep is the RHEA and where exactly is it located?

The RHEA lies at a depth of about 12.4 meters and is located at coordinates 50 32.3 N,1 30.192 E.

The seabed around the RHEA lies at approximately 13 meters deep.

The wreck of the RHEA was discovered in 1918.

The RHEA had a tonnage of 1308 tons.

The RHEA is classified as a steam ship.

Field	Value
Wreck Category	dangerous wreck
Rhea Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	50 32.3 N,1 30.192 E
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: 50.538333 Longitude: 1.503200
Wreck Depth	12.4 m
Water Depth	13 m
Water Level Effect	always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum	Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name	RHEA
Type	steam ship
Flag	GB
Length	81.1 m
Width	11.9 m
Draught	4.3
Tonnage	1308
Tonnage Type	gross
Cargo	coke
Conspic Visual	not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar	not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk	Jun 22, 1918
Bottom Texture	Sand
Original Detection Year	1918
Last Detection Year	2016
Original Source	national HO/authority wreck information
Surveying Details	H7386/18 10.12.18 DW IN 503235N, 013000E. (FRENCH LIST OF WRECKS). BR STD. H6383/53 27.11.53 NOW SHOWN AS ST ON FR 5094. BR STD. H6383/53 28.5.63 AMENDED TO DW PA. (PARIS NM 63 16 09). - NM 1087/63. H4984/74 16.11.78 WK, LEAST DEPTH 12.4MTRS IN 503221N, 013014E [EUR] IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. (BREST NM 78 41 26 & FR WRECK RECORDS 1976). AMENDED TO WK 12.4MTRS IN 503216N, 013016E [OGB]. - NM2868/78. 26.9.80 SHOWN AS WK 12.4MTRS IN 503221N, 013017E [EUR] ON FR 6795 [1979 EDN]. AMENDED POSN TO 503216N, 013018E [OGB]. NE 2451. 27.4.84 LOCATED IN 1977 IN 503218N, 013003E [EUR] USING TORAN. LEAST DEPTH 12.4 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. (ANNALES HYD.1983). NCA. 28.5.13 [WGD] POSN: 5032.300N, 0130.192E.
Last Amended Date	Jan 24, 2017

MINED OFF BOULOGNE WHILST EN ROUTE FROM NEWCASTLE TO ROUEN. (LL WW1).

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 50 32.3 N,1 30.192 E

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