Unknown: North Sea
Craft
Site Name Unknown: North Sea
Classification Craft
Alternative Name(s) Bay Of Cruden; Cruden Bay; Unknown
Canmore ID 101746
Site Number NK22NW 8001
NGR NK 20627 28974
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101746
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Maritime - Aberdeenshire
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NK22NW 8001 2085 2945
N57 21.3 W1 39.2
NLO: Cruden Bay [name: NK 091 364]
Bay of Cruden [name centred NK 090 348].
Not to be confused with NK22NW 8252.
See also NK22NW 8002.
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 65
Surveying Details
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13 November 1944. Sonar contact was made with a possible wreck at 57 21 30N, 001 39 00W. The sitre was located between 28 September 1944 and 19 October 1944 by 17th escort group.
Report by HMS ASCENSION, 20 October 1944.
13 April 1945. A position of 57 21 18N, 001 39 12W was given.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
Unknown: Hydro [UKHO] position report H4518/44? - if same as 572118/013912, then not U-1206.
(Location cited as N57 21.5 W1 39.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 7331
Name : UNKNOWN
Latitude : 572130
Longitude : 13900
Position : Position Approximate
Comment : Hydro posn report H4518/44 ? 1944 ?, if same as 572118/013912 then not U-1206
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 002250
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.35080,-1.65887
Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.35080,-1.65887
WGS84 Origin : Original
Previous Position : 57.35500,-1.65333
Position Method : Differential Global Positioning System
Position Quality : Surveyed
Position Accuracy : 3.0
Depth : 77.0
Depth Method : Found by multi-beam
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 81
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Mean Low Water Springs
Name : UNKNOWN
Sonar Length : 30.0
Sonar Width : 8.0
Shadow Height : 3.6
Orientation : 0.0
Bottom Texture : Sand
Magnetic Anomaly : Strong
Sonar Signal Strength : Moderate
Scour Depth : 0.0
Debris Field : NIL
Contact Description : Other
Original Sensor : Acoustic Sensor
Last Sensor : Acoustic Sensor
Original Detection Year : 1944
Last Detection Year : 2009
Original Source : Naval Vessel
Last Source : Survey Vessel
Surveying Details : **H4518/44 13.11.44 SONAR CONTACT IN 572130N, 013900W. POSSIBLE WK. LOCATED BETWEEN 28.9.44 AND 19.10.44 BY 17TH ESCORT GROUP. (HMS ASCENSION, 20.10.44).
**13.4.45 POSITION GIVEN AS 572118N, 013912W. (EG 30, AUBD 313/48).
**30.8.73 INS AS NDW. NE 1409.
**10.6.74 AMEND TO USC 40MTRS. NC 213.
**29.12.78 AMEND TO NDW. NC 1409.
POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE
**HH091/155/01 & SEP 2010/000098684 2.3.10 EXAM'D 3.9.09 IN 5721.048N, 0139.532W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 77.83 IN GEN DEPTH 81.4MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 3.6MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, HIGHLY DEGRADED. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1155). ?INVERTED. INS AS WK 77MTRS. BR STD.
