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Loss
Date 20 April 1945
Event ID 573543
Category Documentary Reference
Type Loss
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/573543
Quality of fix = HF6
Evidence = Echo sounder
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 49
Orientation of keel/wreck = 140320
Circumstances of Loss Details
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The ETHEL CRAWFORD was mined
Surveying Details
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19 April 1967. A small wreck, with the least echosounder depth of 42.9 in a general depth of 48.4 metres, was reported. Decca - red e 14.89 purple f 58.51.
Report by HMS MERMAID, 1966.
17 January 1969. The site was located on a sonar sweep, but not further investigated in view of it having been dealt with by HMS MERMAID in 1966.
Report by HMS HYDRA, 1968.
25 April 1972. The site was located on side scan sonar, but not further investigated as it was not in our allocated survey area.
Report by HMS FOX.
20 July 1972. A position of 55 13 02N, 005 14 58W is given. The least depth is 44 in a general depth of 49 metres.
Report by HMS FOX.
12 September 1972. The least depth by echosounder was 44 metres in a general depth of 49 metres. The seabed is mud (clay), and no scouring was observed. The wreck appears rather broken up and is about 50 feet (15.2 metres) long. It is lying with its keel on an orientation of 075/255 degrees.
Report by HMS FOX.
11 May 1981. The site was examined on 12 November 1980 at 55 13 02.9N, 005 14 55.7W. The least echosounder depth was 43.4 in a general depth of 49 metres. The side scan sonar indicated a height of 5.4 metres. The wreck is broken up with one main section and 5 small pieces. The main section is lying with the keel orientated 140/320 degrees.
Report by HMS HERALD.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
(Classified as Steam Trawler: former name cited as John Langshaw, registration as A 36, and date of loss as 20 April 1945). Ethel Crawford: this vessel hit mines laid by U-218 off Loch Ryan.
Registration: Aberdeen. Built 1919. 200grt. Length: 15m.
(Location of loss cited as N55 13.07 W5 14.97).
I G Whittaker 1998.
