Rondo Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Rondo Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
56 32.295 N,5 54.752 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 7.9 m |
| Water Depth | 21 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | RONDO |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | NO |
| Length | 76.2 m |
| Width | 12.2 m |
| Draught | 10.7 |
| Sonar Length | 73 |
| Sonar Width | 13 |
| Shadow Height | 1.5 |
| Orientation | 46 |
| Tonnage | 2363 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | ballast |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jan 25, 1935 |
| Bottom Texture | Rock |
| Scour Dimensions | 0010.0,,0 |
| Original Detection Year | 1935 |
| Last Detection Year | 2011 |
| Original Source | national coast guard or patrol |
| Surveying Details | H795/35 2.2.35 H795/35 2.2.35 FIRST REPORT GAVE 563200N, 055500W ON W SIDE OF DEARG SGEIR. LATER REPD IN 563000N, 055400W & TO OBSCURE LT. (CG KYLE). - TNM 160/35 ISSUED. H795/35 8.2.36 H795/35 8.2.36 ABOVE TNM CANCELLED. (NLB). H2894/72 3.10.73 H2894/72 3.10.73 FOUND IN 563218N, 055437W. LIES AT ANGLE OF 70DEGS DOWN SHEER UNDERWATER CLIFF, BOWS IN ABOUT 200FT & STEM IN 35FT. HULL INTACT. PROPELLOR REMOVED, DECK & PIPES IN POOR CONDITION. LENGTH ABOUT 250-300FT, BEAM 40FT, KEEL TO DECK 35FT. (RAF CONINGSBY SUB AQUA CLUB, SEP '72). CHART AS DW. BR STD. H5249/73 14.1.74 H5249/73 14.1.74 POSN 563216.5N, 055440W [OGB] WITHIN 50MTRS OF DEARG SGEIR LTHO. LIES 45DEGS, 50MTRS FROM DEARG SGEIR LT. INVESTIGATED BY DIVERS, LEAST DEPTH 1.1MTRS [MLS] ON ROCK LEDGE. SKETCH SUPPLIED. (NAVAL BOAT PARTY 5640(M), HI 46/73). CHART AS WK 0FMS 3FT [0.9MTRS]. BR STD. 22.7.80 22.7.80 WK STANDS NEARLY VERTICAL ON HER BOWS & IS GETTING IN RATHER A ROTTEN STATE. (SCOTTISH DIVER, MAY/JUN '80). 29.8.91 29.8.91 SITUATED A FEW MTRS OFFSHORE NW OF ISLET OF DEARG SGEIR, LIES IMMEDIATELY E OF LT. STERN IN 9MTRS, BOWS IN 51MTRS, LYING VERY STEEPLY DOWN NEAR VERTICAL CLIFF, DECK AT ANGLE OF 70DEGS. LENGTH 80MTRS. STERN ENCRUSTED WITH PLUMOSE ANEMONES. (DIVE NW SCOTLAND, 1985). 4.8.98 4.8.98 ALMOST VERTICAL, WITH BOW IN 50MTRS & STERN JUST 6MTRS BELOW SURFACE. BROKEN IN TWO PARTS. COVERED IN PLUMROSE ANEMONES & DEAD MAN'S FINGERS, WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF CUCKOO AND BALLAN WRASSE. (DIVER MAGAZINE AUG '98). 12.1.00 12.1.00 MAST LIES DOWN CENTRE OF WK. FORWARD HOLDS SILTED UP. (DIVER MAGAZINE JAN '00). 15.3.07 15.3.07 [EUT] POSN: 5632.264N, 0554.730W. NE 2390. 12.3.12 12.3.12 EXAM'D 30.10.11 IN 5632.295N, 0554.752W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.9 IN GEN DEPTH 21.5MTRS. SCOUR 2.5MTRS DEEP AT WK. LENGTH 73MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS, HT 1.5MTRS. LIES 046/226 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT BUT SUNKEN INTO SEDIMENT. (NETSURVEY, HI 1364). AMEND WK 7.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Mar 12, 2012 |
Circumstances of loss
EX-LAURIE '34, EX-LITHOPOLI '30, EX-WAR WONDER I '18, BUILT IN 1917 BY TAMPA SHIPBUILDING & DRYDOCK, FLORIDA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BUCHA GODAGER & CO, REDERI RONDO. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 262 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE GLASGOW FOR DUNSTAN. ANCHORED IN AROS BAY IN A SNOWSTORM, CABLE PARTED & VESSEL DRIVEN ONTO DEARG SGEIR, EILEANAN GLASA. CREW ABANDONED VESSEL, WHICH WAS TO BE BROKEN UP IN SITU, BUT SHE EVENTUALLY SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK, BOW FIRST, INTO DEEPER WATER. (ARGYLL SHIPWRECKS, SHIPWRECKS OF W SCOTLAND & SIBI).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
56 32.295 N,5 54.752 W
Rondo on Wreck Map
Rondo Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
ALMOST VERTICAL DOWN CLIFF-LIKE SIDE OF REEF