Reference
Date 19 April 2012
Event ID 937723
Category Documentary Reference
Type Reference
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/937723
UKHO Identifier : 002828
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 56.06038,-3.02982
Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 56.06038,-3.02982
WGS84 Origin : Original
Previous Position : 56.06167,-3.02667
Position Method : Differential Global Positioning System
Position Quality : Precisely known
Position Accuracy : 10.0
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 27
Vertical Datum : Mean Low Water Springs
Name : HMS BOY ANDREW (POSSIBLY)
Type : S DRIFTER
Flag : BRITISH
Tonnage : 97
Tonnage Type : Gross
Date Sunk : 09/11/1941
Contact Description : Notable debris
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Last Sensor : Acoustic Sensor
Original Detection Year : 1941
Last Detection Year : 2006
Original Source : Other
Last Source : Naval Vessel
Circumstances of Loss : **EX-SUNBURST. BUILT IN 1918 BY JOHN LEWIS & SONS OF ABERDEEN FOR THE ADMIRALTY AS AN ARMED PATROL DRIFTER. LAID UP AN SOLD IN 1921, RENAMED BOY ANDREW. HIRED AGAIN AS AN ARMED PATROL VESSEL FROM 1940. LOST FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH SS ST ROGNVALD. ALL 13 CREW LOST. (SIBI & SHIPWRECKS OF THE FORTH & TAY).
Surveying Details : **H03923/41 [NO DATE] AREA SWEPT TO 8FMS. NO WRECK. NCA.
**H2618/60 29.7.60 NOT LOCATED. (HMS SCOTT 1959). AMENDED TO DEAD.
POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE
**30.5.06 UNCHARTED WK LOCATED 20.11.05 IN 5603.623N, 0301.789W [WGD]. (HMS CATTISTOCK, ROUTE SURVEY OCT-NOV 2005). POSSIBLY THIS VESSEL. INS AS NDW. BR STD.
Chart Symbol : NDW
Date Last Amended : 30/05/2006
Date Position Last Amended : 30/05/2006
