Inkosi: North Channel
Steamship (20th Century)
Site Name Inkosi: North Channel
Classification Steamship (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Burrow Head; Mull Of Galloway; Solway Firth; Irish Sea; Inkosi
Canmore ID 101663
Site Number NX42SW 8001
NGR NX 40 23
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101663
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Maritime - Dumfries And Galloway
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NX42SW 8001 unlocated
NLO: Burrow Head [name: NX 458 340]
Mull of Galloway [name: NX 157 302].
Possibly in English or Irish waters.
Formerly entered as NX42SW 1 and NX42SW 8073 at cited location NX 4061 2371 (N54 35 W4 28).
Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = UND
Circumstances of Loss Details
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The vessel was torpedoed by submarine.
Source; Lloyd's World War I Shiping Losses.
Surveying Details
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9 April 1918. The vessel was lost about 6 miles SW of Burrow Head according to the Board of Trade Enquiry and the evidence given by the master.
28 March 1918. The ship was torpedoed 10 miles SW of Burrow Head drifted and then drifted about 4 miles E to an approximate position 54 35 00N, 004 28 00W, or 14 miles SE by E, one half E from Mull of Galloway.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
(Classified as steel steamship, with cargo of coal: date of loss cited as 28 March 1918). Inkosi: this vessel was torpedoed 14 miles SExE1/2E from [the] Mull of Galloway. Capt. Arthur.
Registration: Aberdeen. Built 1902. 3661grt. Length: 105m. Beam: 13m.
(Location of loss cited as N54 35.00 W4 28.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. The loss of this vessel may have occurred beyond Scottish waters.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 December 2001.
Loss (28 March 1918)
Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = UND
Circumstances of Loss Details
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The vessel was torpedoed by submarine.
Source; Lloyd's World War I Shiping Losses.
Surveying Details
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9 April 1918. The vessel was lost about 6 miles SW of Burrow Head according to the Board of Trade Enquiry and the evidence given by the master.
28 March 1918. The ship was torpedoed 10 miles SW of Burrow Head drifted and then drifted about 4 miles E to an approximate position 54 35 00N, 004 28 00W, or 14 miles SE by E, one half E from Mull of Galloway.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
(Classified as steel steamship, with cargo of coal: date of loss cited as 28 March 1918). Inkosi: this vessel was torpedoed 14 miles SExE1/2E from [the] Mull of Galloway. Capt. Arthur.
Registration: Aberdeen. Built 1902. 3661grt. Length: 105m. Beam: 13m.
(Location of loss cited as N54 35.00 W4 28.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (20 December 2001)
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. The loss of this vessel may have occurred beyond Scottish waters.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 December 2001.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 580
Name : INKOSI
Latitude : 543500
Longitude : 42800
Date Built : 1902
Registration : ABERDEEN
Type : SS (STEEL)
Tonnage : 3661
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 105
Beam : 13
Draught : 6m
Position : Position Approximate
Loss Day : 28
Loss Month : 3
Loss Year : 1918
Comment : Torp'ed 14 miles SExEE from Mull of Galloway. Capt. Arthur
Cargo : COAL
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 005351
Feature Class : Wreck
State : DEAD
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 54.58333,-4.46667
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 54.58343,-4.46787
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Position Quality : Unreliable
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 35
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : INKOSI
Type : SS
Flag : BRITISH
Length : 106.7
Beam : 13.2
Draught : 6.1
Tonnage : 3661
Tonnage Type : Gross
Cargo : COAL AND GENERAL
Date Sunk : 28/03/1918
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1918
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **BUILT IN 1902 BY HALL, RUSSEL & CO LTD, ABERDEEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CHARENT SS CO LTD, LIVERPOOL. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 483 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE LIVERPOOL FOR LAMLASH BAY & PERNAMBUCO. TORPEDOED BY U-96. THREE MEN LOST. (SIBI).
Surveying Details : **9.4.18 LOST ABOUT 6 MILES SW OF BURROW HEAD (BOT MASTER). NCA.
**28.3.18 TORP 10 MILES SW OF BURROW HEAD DRIFTED ABOUT 4 MILES E AFTER BEING TORPEDOED. POSN APPROX 543500N, 042800W, 14 MILES SE BY E 1/2 E FROM MULL OF GALLOWAY.
**10.9.98 AMENDED TO DEAD. SEE [0078 01786].
**HH090/728/01 25.2.99 NOT LOCATED, DISPROVED. (NP 1008, HI 728). ALREADY DEAD.
Charting Comments : POSN FOR FILING ONLY
Date Last Amended : 25/02/1999
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 005441
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 54.59071,-4.41354
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 54.59081,-4.41475
WGS84 Origin : Original
Previous Position : 54.59195,-4.41112
Position Method : Differential Global Positioning System
Position Quality : Surveyed
Position Accuracy : 13.0
Depth : 35.0
Depth Method : Swept by wire-drag
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 48
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : INKOSI
Type : SS
Flag : BRITISH
Length : 106.7
Beam : 13.1
Draught : 6.1
Sonar Length : 109.0
Sonar Width : 20.0
Shadow Height : 15.5
Orientation : 117.0
Tonnage : 3661
Tonnage Type : Gross
Cargo : COAL AND GENERAL
Date Sunk : 28/03/1918
Bottom Texture : Gravel
Magnetic Anomaly : Strong
Sonar Signal Strength : Strong
Scour Depth : 0.0
