Valentine Tank: Burghead Bay, Moray Firth
Armoured Vehicle (20th Century)
Site Name Valentine Tank: Burghead Bay, Moray Firth
Classification Armoured Vehicle (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Burghead; Unknown
Canmore ID 101771
Site Number NJ06NW 8002
NGR NJ 00768 67535
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101771
- Council Moray
- Parish Maritime - Moray
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NJ06NW 8002 0077 6753
N57 41.2167 W3 39.8667
NLO: Burghead Bay [name: NJ 08 67]
Burghead [name: NJ 110 690].
Formerly entered as Site no. 8277.
See also NJ06NE 8001, NJ06NE 8002 and NJ06NE 8010.
Quality of fix = D
Evidence = Divers Report
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 16
Circumstances of Loss Details
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This Valentine tank was lost by Royal Hussars during rehearsals for the Normandy landings.
Surveying Details
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14 November 1984. The tank was dived upon 3 times during 1983/84. The tank is complete, standing about 3.5 metres above the seabed, in decca (n scot) red h 16.8, purple b 55.4. The general water depth is about 16 metres.
Source; B Greig.
The decca co-ordinates plots at 57 41 13N, 003 39 52W.
10 June 1993. A valentine tank was dived upon at 57 41 13N, 003 38 53W. It stands 3 metres clear above the seabed of firm hard sand and shell. No scour pits were observed.
Report by J Leigh, 27 April 1993.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 002108
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.68667,-3.66600
Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.68667,-3.66600
WGS84 Origin : Original
Previous Position : 57.68695,-3.66445
Position Quality : Precisely known
Depth : 12.0
Depth Method : Found by diver
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 16
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : UNKNOWN
Type : VALENTINE TANK
Shadow Height : 3.0
Date Sunk : ??/??/1944
Bottom Texture : Sand
Scour Depth : 0.0
Contact Description : Other
Original Sensor : Diver Sighting
Last Sensor : None reported
Original Detection Year : 1984
Last Detection Year : 2004
Original Source : Divers
Last Source : Fishing Vessel
Circumstances of Loss : **LOST BY ROYAL HUSSARS DURING REHEARSALS FOR NORMANDY LANDINGS.
Surveying Details : **H1310/84/40 14.11.84 DIVED IN 574113N, 033952W [OGB] USING DECCA. TANK IS COMPLETE, STANDING ABOUT 3.5MTRS ABOVE SEABED. (B GREIG). INS AS NDW. BR STD.
**HH100/351/07 10.6.93 VALENTINE TANK DIVED ON IN 574113N, 033853W. STANDS 3MTRS CLEAR ABOVE SEABED OF FIRM HARD SAND AND SHELL. NO SCOUR. (J LEIGH, 27.4.93). AMEND TO WK 12MTRS. BR STD.
**HH310/590/03 16.12.04 VALENTINE TANK EXISTS IN 5741.20N, 0339.96W [WGD]. (MR JOHNSTON, FV RESTLESS WAVE, VIA FOSNI'S LTR DTD 9.12.04). AMEND POSN. BR STD.
General Comments : INTACT, HT BY DIVER
Chart Symbol : WK 12.0
Date Last Amended : 17/12/2004
Date Position Last Amended : 17/12/2004