German cargo shipwreck, Sennan cove,Cornwall

[LaSmilla]

Hi,
some pictures of few weeks ago exploring a shipwreck on the Cornwall coast.
Easy access , but need to consider tide times .
A bit of history :
The RMS Mülheim was a German cargo ship that was built in Romania and launched in May 1999. It was wrecked on 22 March 2003 at Land's End.
The ship was originally named Zeus and it was placed under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda. It was owned by Kg CDL Leasing GmbH & Co Duisburg, Germany. By July 1999, it had been renamed RMS Mülheim and placed under the management of Rhein-Maas-und See Schiffahrtskontor .

 

[Sam Haltin]

A nice selection of photos. Even in it's state the ship is still photogenic.

 

[night crawler]

Amazing, in 20 years the ship has gone from bobbing about on the waves to being battered mercilessly by them as a wreck in a cove. Nice work there

 

[BikinGlynn]

I do like the name on the back still

 

[Hayman]

I do like the name on the back still

Two wrecked ships with RMS as part of their names: RMS Mülheim and RMS Titanic. But I do not think RMS Mülheim was a Royal Mail Ship!

 

[night crawler]

Here is a bit I found on Wikipedia MV_RMS_Mulheim. The photos don't show how big it was, just goes to show what the sea can do

 

[Sam Haltin]

Here is a bit I found on Wikipedia MV_RMS_Mulheim. The photos don't show how big it was, just goes to show what the sea can do

There's more photos of the ship before it ran aground on the Ship Spotting website. Scroll down to the bottom.
https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/182334

 

[john1975]

Two wrecked ships with RMS as part of their names: RMS Mülheim and RMS Titanic. But I do not think RMS Mülheim was a Royal Mail Ship!

RMS was the initials of the ship's owners.

 

[Sam Haltin]

RMS was the initials of the ship's owners.

Would that be Rhein-Maas-und See Schiffahrtskontor (RMS).

 

[Hayman]

Would that be Rhein-Maas-und See Schiffahrtskontor (RMS).

So it would seem. Maas is the Dutch for the River Meuse.

 

[J_a_t_33]

Ah the old girl is still there then? You've captured it very well, nice report! Great to see it again.

I've been on this a couple of times. The last time I revisited (Report here) was blessed with a beautiful sunny day and contrast of the blue sky and the orange rust was stunning.

My first visit report has some history of it and some imagery of the ship as it was sinking and what it looked like before if anyone fancies seeing that.

 

[LaSmilla]

Ah the old girl is still there then? You've captured it very well, nice report! Great to see it again.

I've been on this a couple of times. The last time I revisited (Report here) was blessed with a beautiful sunny day and contrast of the blue sky and the orange rust was stunning.

My first visit report has some history of it and some imagery of the ship as it was sinking and what it looked like before if anyone fancies seeing that.

Thanks!i love it ,I spent there 4 hours.
I will check your report, thank you