Unknown: North Channel
Craft
Site Name Unknown: North Channel
Classification Craft
Alternative Name(s) Irish Sea; Unknown; Dora (Possibly)
Canmore ID 101618
Site Number NW92NE 8004
NGR NW 98096 25954
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101618
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Maritime - Dumfries And Galloway
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NW92SE 8001 9829 2450
N54 34.5167 W5 7.2667
Formerly entered as Site no. 1
Quality of fix = D
Horizontal Datum = OGB
Surveying Details
-------------------------
15 July 1983. A wreck is shown at Decca co-ordinates, red e 10.85 green b 38.60 (North Brit 3). Navigation aid (navaid) to geographic position computation gives a position of 54 34 31N, 005 07 16W.
Source: Kingfisher trawling plots c-plot c2, 1983.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 1619
Name : DORA (POSSIBLY)
Latitude : 543508
Longitude : 50824
Length : 40
Position : Exact Position
Loss Day : 1
Loss Month : 5
Loss Year : 1917
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 005236
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 54.58833,-5.12633
Horizontal Datum : WGS (1984)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 54.58833,-5.12633
WGS84 Origin : Original
Previous Position : 54.58817,-5.12500
Position Method : Differential Global Positioning System
Position Quality : Surveyed
Position Accuracy : 13.0
Depth : 154.0
Depth Method : Found by echo-sounder
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 163
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : UNKNOWN
Sonar Length : 60.0
Sonar Width : 10.0
Shadow Height : 8.0
Orientation : 146.0
Bottom Texture : Sand
Magnetic Anomaly : Nil
Sonar Signal Strength : Strong
Scour Depth : 0.0
Debris Field : NIL
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : None reported
Last Sensor : Acoustic Sensor
Original Detection Year : 1983
Last Detection Year : 1999
Original Source : Other
Last Source : Survey Vessel
Surveying Details : **H5982/82 15.7.83 WK SHOWN IN 543431N, 050716W [OGB]. (KINGFISHER TRAWLING PLOTS C-PLOT C2, 1983). NCA. FOR FILING ONLY.
POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE
**HH278/400/02 22.3.99 WK LOCATED IN 5435.30N, 0507.58W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 154.8 IN GEN DEPTH 163MTRS. LENGTH 60MTRS. LIES 146/326 DEGS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 821, SIGNAL DTD 19.3.99). INS AS WK 154MTRS. BR STD.
**HH090/821/01 5.5.99 EXAM'D 10.3.99 IN 5435.30N, 0507.58W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 154.8 IN GEN DEPTH 163MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. DCS3 HT 8.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT WITH 10-15 DEG LIST. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 821). NCA.
