Archaeology Notes
Event ID 762032
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
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NM26SE 8001 2506 6436
N56 41.4 W6 29.45
NLO: Rubha Mor [name: NM 249 644]
Cairns of Coll [name: NM 288 665]
Coll [name centred NM 20 57].
Formerly entered as NM26NE 8001at cited NGR NM 2513 6541.
See also NM26SW 8001.
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 15
Circumstances of Loss Details
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The NEVADA II ran aground en-route to Bathurst carrying government stores and a small amount of commercial cargo.
Sources: Ministry of Transport, and letter from D J Jones.
Surveying Details
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14 September 1967. The Ministry of Transport now own the hull. Part of the cargo was salved.
Reports from Ministry of Transport, and letter from D J Jones, 4 July 1969.
The wreck lies on the NE side of the Rubba Mor peninsular, parallel to the shore, and between the shore and a reef. The reef is visible at low water and lies 76.2 metres offshore near the NW tip of the peninsula, merging with coastline about 275 metres to the east. The bows of ship face east and lie in approx 3 metres of water at low water. The stern, being in 15.2 metres. The wreck has been broken by sea action and some salvage work, but the hull is still in one piece. At low water, the staunchions or deck supports project 0.6 metres from water, from the forward part of ship. The wreck was salvaged 1942-43. It was cut down to the waterline and some cargo was removed. In 1957, the propellor was removed. In 1968-69, various non-ferrous fittings were removed.
Report from C J Oldfield dated 26 June 1969.
29 April 1970. Salvage work was reported during the winter of 1968/69 by Mr J Brooks.
3 September 1980. The hull is reported now to be completely collapsed and that no part which break the water surface at low water springs. The highest part of the wreck stands about 3 metres above the general seabed depth of 15.2 metres.
Report by I D Slade, 21 August 1980.
25 November 1983. The reported position of 56 41 24N, 006 29 27W is accurate to a few seconds of arc. Otherwise the general information above is correct.
Report by C Michael, 4 November 1983.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
(Classified as steamship, with cargo of government store[s]: former name cited as Rovuma, and date of loss as 19 July 1942). Nevada II: this vessel stranded on the NE side of the Rubha Mor Peninsular [peninsula].
Registration: British. Built 1918. 5693grt. Length: 126m. Beam: 17m.
(Location of loss cited as N56 41.4 W6 29.45).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Material reported under RoW amnesty (2001):
A1009 1 coal fragment (pebble): from seabed
A3630 1 porthole: from seabed.
NMRS, MS/829/35.
(Renumbered as NM26SE 8001 and NGR re-calculated as NM 2506 6436). The NGR (NM 2513 6541) formerly cited for this wreck was evidently incorrect, being at variance with both the cited latitude and longitude and the published description.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 March 2002.
P Moir and I Crawford 1994.
