Valhalla [possibly]: Wigtown Bay, Solway Firth
Craft
Site Name Valhalla [possibly]: Wigtown Bay, Solway Firth
Classification Craft
Alternative Name(s) Unknown
Canmore ID 101648
Site Number NX53NE 8001
NGR NX 5627 3750
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101648
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Maritime - Dumfries And Galloway
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NX53NE 8001 5715 3887
N54 43.4667 W4 13.1
NLO: Wigtown Bay [name centred NX 52 48].
See also NX53NE 8002 and NX53NE 8004.
Formerly entered as Site no. 8060.
Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 25
Surveying Details
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7 October 1991. An uncharted wreck was located, during a recent geophysical survey, at 54 43 28N, 004 13 06W. Report by J P Kenny & Partners, 3 October 1991.
It could be the wreck of the VALHALLA - see 54 42 45N 004 14 00W.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
Loss (6 December 1990)
(Classified as fishing vessel: date of loss cited as 6 December 1990). Valhalla: this vessel sank under tow 5 miles SW of Little Ross Lighthouse (Ocean Queen).
Length: 20m.
(Location of loss cited as N54 42.75 W4 14.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 9140
Name : VALHALLA
Latitude : 544245
Longitude : 41400
Type : FV
Length : 20
Loss Day : 6
Loss Month : 12
Loss Year : 1990
Comment : Sank under tow 5 miles SW of Little Ross Lighthouse (OCEAN QUEEN).
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 005406
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 54.71183,-4.23140
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 54.71192,-4.23264
WGS84 Origin : Original
Previous Position : 54.71175,-4.23130
Position Method : Differential Global Positioning System
Position Quality : Surveyed
Position Accuracy : 13.0
Depth : 25.5
Depth Method : Swept by wire-drag
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 31
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : VALHALLA
Type : FV
Flag : BRITISH
Length : 20.1
Sonar Length : 30.0
Sonar Width : 7.0
Shadow Height : 4.8
Orientation : 110.0
Tonnage : 47
Tonnage Type : Gross
Date Sunk : 06/12/1990
Bottom Texture : Shells
Magnetic Anomaly : Moderate
Sonar Signal Strength : Strong
Scour Depth : 1.0
Debris Field : NIL
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 005419
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 54.72444,-4.21833
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 54.72453,-4.21957
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Position Quality : Approximate
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 25
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : UNKNOWN
Contact Description : None reported
Original Sensor : None reported
Original Detection Year : 1991
Original Source : Other
Surveying Details : **HA141/04/07/03 7.10.91 UNCHARTED WK LOCATED DURING RECENT GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY IN 544328N, 041306W.(J P KENNY & PARTNERS, 3.10.91). INS AS NDWPA. BR STD.
Chart Symbol : NDW PA
Date Last Amended : 10/11/1998
