Archaeology Notes

Event ID 759885

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NS15NE 8003 1588 5865

N55 47.1667 W4 56.2

NLO: Skate Point [name: NS 163 584]

Great Cumbrae Island [name centred NS 17 57].

Formerly entered as NS15NE 9389.

Quality of fix = PA

Horizontal Datum = OGB

General water depth = 34

Surveying Details

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9 October 1981. The wreck of a submarine is reported to have been located off Skate Point, Great Cumbrae Island. It lies in about 33.5 metres with all hatch covers closed and rocks over the bow. It may possibly be HMS VANDAL, which was lost by accident on 24 February 1943 (see 55 38 09N, 004 52 52W & 55 43 47N, 005 22 25W).

Report by D Mcentee, 25 September 1981.

Note: This could be the mistaken identification of the wreck of the BEAGLE - see 55 47 18N, 004 56 34W.

12 May 1986. The site was not found during basic sonar search (150 metre range).

Report by HMS GLEANER.

Hydrographic Office, 1995.