Unknown: Moray Firth
Craft, Dandy
Site Name Unknown: Moray Firth
Alternative Name(s) Paragon; Kinnaird Head; North Sea; Paragon (Possibly)
Canmore ID 101770
Site Number NJ29SE 8001
NGR NJ 28770 94686
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
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- Council Maritime
- Parish Maritime - Offshore
- Former Region Not Applicable
- Former District Not Applicable
- Former County Not Applicable
NJ29SE 8001 2877 9468
N57 56.1667 W3 12.1833
NLO: Kinnaird Head [name: NJ 998 676].
Formerly entered as NJ29SE 8276.
See also NJ29SE 8002.
Quality of fix = EDM
Evidence = Echo sounder
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 60
Orientation of keel/wreck = 110/290
Circumstances of Loss Details
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The PARAGON sank following collision with floating wreckage. Her class was given as 'dandy'.
Surveying Details
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4 August 1972. The vessel was in collision with other wreckage about 40 miles WNW of Kinnairds Head.
Source: Grimsby loss list.
16 Augsut 1972. A position of 57 56 00N, 003 13 00W was given.
24 Marhc 1986. Broken up wreckage was examined on 3 December 1985 in 57 56 10N, 003 12 11W. NGR eastings 328770, northings 894698. Trisponder ranges - Tarbatness lighthouse 34849 metres; Covesea lighthouse 24892 metres; Portknockie Pillar 33255 metres; Browlands Pillar 30293 metres. Decca (n scot) red f 16.60, green a 47.70, purple a 67.28. The least echosounder depth was 58 in a general depth of 60 metres. No scour pits were observed. The side scan sonar indicated a length of 45 metres (147 feet), lying with its keel orientated 110/290 degrees.
Report by HMS BEAGLE.
This is possibly too large to be a sailing dandy fishing vessel.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 002097
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.93611,-3.20306
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.93580,-3.20458
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Previous Position : 57.93333,-3.21667
Position Method : Electronic Distance Measuring System
Position Quality : Surveyed
Position Accuracy : 13.0
Depth : 58.0
Depth Method : Found by echo-sounder
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 60
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : PARAGON (POSSIBLY)
Type : DANDY
Flag : BRITISH
Sonar Length : 45.0
Orientation : 110.0
Tonnage : 90
Tonnage Type : Gross
Date Sunk : 27/11/1898
Scour Depth : 0.0
Contact Description : Notable debris
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Last Sensor : Acoustic Sensor
Original Detection Year : 1898
Last Detection Year : 1985
Original Source : Other
Last Source : Survey Vessel
Circumstances of Loss : **SANK FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH FLOATING WRECKAGE.
Surveying Details : **4.8.72 IN COLLISION WITH WRECKAGE ABOUT 40 MILES WNW OF KINNAIRDS HEAD. (GRIMSBY LOSS LIST). POSN 575600N, 031300W FOR FILING ONLY.
**H2336/84 24.3.86 BROKEN UP WRECKAGE EXAM'D 3.12.85 IN 575610N, 031211W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 58 IN GEN DEPTH 60MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 45MTRS, LYING 110/290 DEG. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 246). POSSIBLY TOO LARGE TO BE THIS VESSEL. BR STD.
