Rubio Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Rubio Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
52 5.363 N,1 45.392 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 25 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | RUBIO |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 88.4 m |
| Width | 14 m |
| Draught | 5.8 |
| Tonnage | 2395 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | coal |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Feb 25, 1918 |
| Original Detection Year | 1918 |
| Last Detection Year | 1995 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | 8.3.18 SINKING POSN BELIEVED TO BE 520630N, 014500E. (AP LOWESTOFT MO7322). NCA YET. H1203/18 POSN 520520N 014530E OR 4M NTH HALF EAST FROM SHIPWASH LTV. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - FNM 171/18. H3095/18 30.5.18 REPD OFF ORFORDNESS. BEING DISPERSED. (TH). H4513/18 10.8.18 WK DISPERSED. NO OBSTN AT 45FT. SEABED 52FT [LWST]. BUOY REMOVED. (TH). INS AS WK (1918) ON CHARTS. - FNM 538/18. H4629/71 21.2.72 NOTHING FOUND AFTER SEARCH WITH E/S. SOME POSSIBLE INDICATION OF WK APPROX 1 CABLE E. (MR GILES 1972). H4139/76 5.1.77 NOT FOUND DURING AREA DCS3 SWEEP. (HMS BULLDOG/BEAGLE, HI 31/76). DELETE. BR STD. HH090/616/01 6.1.95 NOT LOCATED. (GARDLINE, HI 616). AMENDED TO DEAD. SEP 2016/000091759 31.8.17 NOT LOCATED BY M/B SURVEY 2016. (GARDLINE, HI 1495). NFA. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 31, 2017 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1909 BY R THOMPSON & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ORDERS & HANDFORD SS CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 237 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE BLYTH FOR LONDON. SUNK BY MINE LAID BY UC-4. (LLWW1, SIBI).
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