Desk Based Assessment
Date 28 November 2014
Event ID 1002118
Category Recording
Type Desk Based Assessment
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1002118
Name: St Oran
Position: 55.29445, -4.94421
Basis for Identification: The bell has been recovered by divers.
Shipbuilder: Scott & Son, Bowling
Build Date: 1911
Loss Date 1920
Vessel type: Steamship
Surviving Features and Condition: UKHO (1969). Wreck located- depth 132 in general depth 160ft. Scour depth 162ft.
UKHO (1980): Wreck located using trisponder, least e/s depth 41.3 in gen depth 48mtrs. No scour. Dual Control Side Scan Sonar indicated the height is 6.3mtrs, length 65mtrs, approx., and the wreck is intact, lying 050/230 deg.
Moir and Crawford (2004): Wreck largely intact. The engine room, stern, accommodation, forecastle and hold are visible. Deck structures, funnel and mast have collapsed.
Moir and Crawford (pers. comm 2015). Have dived the wreck 3-4 times. The wreck lies in an area of trawling
Seabed and type and marine environment: Silty seabed. The depth of the seabed id recorded at 48m by the UKHO. Divers have noted trawling gear in this area and indicate that it is possible the wreck may be threatened by this activity. Surface sediments of Sand and Mud recorded by the Institute of Geological Sciences (Deegan et. al. 1973) .
Information from Sally Evans (Cotswold Archaeology), 28/11/2014.