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Reference
Date 19 April 2012
Event ID 936567
Category Documentary Reference
Type Reference
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/936567
UKHO Identifier : 001276
Feature Class : Obstn
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 58.89428,-2.89850
Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 58.89428,-2.89850
WGS84 Origin : Original
Previous Position : 58.89513,-2.89820
Position Method : Differential Global Positioning System
Position Quality : Surveyed
Depth : 0.1
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 2
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : NUMIDIAN
Type : BLOCKSHIP
Flag : BRITISH
Orientation : 48.0
Tonnage : 4836
Tonnage Type : Gross
Date Sunk : 30/12/1914
Contact Description : Notable debris
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1914
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **BUILT IN 1891 BY D & W HENDERSON & CO, GLASGOW. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. SUNK AS A BLOCKSHIP IN KIRK SOUND. SALVAGED FEB '24 BY EAST COAST SALVAGE CO. (WKS OF SCAPA FLOW & SIBI).
Surveying Details : **H1752/20 14.6.20 STF SHOWN IN 585340N, 025345W, OR 064DEGS, 5.5C FROM SKAILDAQUAY PT, HEADING 337DEGS ON SURVEY [C8009]. INS STF, HEADING 337DEGS, 064DEGS, 5.5CABLES FROM SKAILDAQUAY PT. BR STD.
**H5550/23 18.10.23 STF, HEADING 228DEGS, 064DEGS, 6.4C FROM SKAILDAQUAY PT. (KHM SCAPA FLOW). GIVES POSN 585342.5N, 025353.5W. AMEND STF TO HEADING 228DEGS, 064DEGS, 6.4C FROM SKAILDAQUAY PT ON 3729, & INS LEGEND 'CHANNEL PARTLY BLOCKED' AT W END OF KIRK SOUND ON 2180. - NM 1647/23.
**H7308/56 13.5.59 INS CAUTION NOTE ON 35. - NM 1924/58.
**H2496/72 14.3.72 STATED TO LIE 338DEGS, 3400FT FROM LAMB HOLM TRIG STN (61). HULL FULL OF STONES AND ROCKS. NO SUPERSTRUCTURE. TOP OF HULL NEVER LESS THAN 4FT BELOW WATER & STRONG ENOUGH TO LAST MANY YEARS. LIES APPROX E/W TO E OF GAMBHIRA, BUT IN SAME LINE PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. (UNDERMARINE OPERATIONS, 5.3.72). INS DWP ON 35. BR STD.
**18.8.92 NOW A COMPLETE JUMBLE OF WRECKAGE. HULL ALMOST COMPLETELY REMOVED. LIES ABOUT 60MTRS S OF NW SIDE OF BARRIER. WRECKAGE COVERED IN KELP. BETWEEN BARRIER & WK ARE HUGE 12MTR LONG CYLINDRICAL SHEER LEGS OF THE BLOCK-LIFTING MECHANISM, WHICH WAS USED TO LIFT THE CONCRETE BLOCKS OF THE BARRIER INTO PLACE, AND WERE DUMPED AFTER USE. MAIN WRECKAGE IS MADE UP OF LAYERS OF COLLAPSED PLATING LYING AROUND ON THE SEABED, & NOT HAVING A RECOGNISABLE SHIP'S FORM. THE STONE BLOCKS USED TO SINK THE BLOCKSHIPS ARE VISIBLE. MANY LARGE GIRDERS & SPARS JUT UP FROM WRECKAGE & ARE COVERED IN MARINE GROWTH. (DIVE SCAPA FLOW - R. MACDONALD, 1990).
POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE
**4.2.05 COVERED BY LEGEND: 'OBSTNS - SEE NOTE'. SEE [1273].
**5.10.10 EXAM'D IN 5853.6569N, 0253.9079W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 0.17MTR. (FATHOMS LTD, POST SDC BATHY REPROCESSING). LIES 100/280 DEGS. LENGTH APPROX 100MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. SMALLER PORTION APPARENTLY LIES CLOSE ESE. AMEND OBSTN 0.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Chart Symbol : OB 0.1
Date Last Amended : 07/10/2010
Date Position Last Amended : 05/10/2010
