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Unknown: North Sea

Craft

Site Name Unknown: North Sea

Classification Craft

Alternative Name(s) Moray Firth; Unknown

Canmore ID 101775

Site Number NJ39NE 8002

NGR NJ 37924 95153

Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Maritime
  • Parish Maritime - Offshore
  • Former Region Not Applicable
  • Former District Not Applicable
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NJ39NE 8002 3792 9515

N 57 56.5 W 3 2.9167

Formerly NJ39NE 8281

Quality of fix = HF6

Evidence = Echo sounder

Horizontal Datum = OGB

General water depth = 77

Orientation of keel/wreck = NS

Surveying Details

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2 March 1987. A small wreck, about 20 metres (65 feet) long, was examined on the 21 November 1987 at 57 56 30N, 003 04 09W. NGR eastings 337917, northings 895143. The least echosounder depth was 74 in a general depth of 77 metres. No scour pits were observed. The side scan sonar indicated a height of 2.6 metres. The keel is lying on an orientation of 000/180 degrees.

Report by HMS BEAGLE.

3 June 1886. A new corrected position, 57 56 30N, 003 02 55W, is given.

Report by HMS BEAGLE.

Hydrographic Office 1995.

Activities

Reference (19 April 2012)

UKHO Identifier : 002119

Feature Class : Wreck

Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck

State : LIVE

Classification : Unclassified

Position (Lat/long) : 57.94167,-3.04861

Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)

WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.94136,-3.05015

WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)

Position Method : HI-FIX 6 Parabolic

Position Quality : Surveyed

Position Accuracy : 13.0

Depth : 74.0

Depth Method : Found by echo-sounder

Depth Quality : Least depth known

Water Depth : 77

Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged

Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide

Name : UNKNOWN

Sonar Length : 20.0

Shadow Height : 2.6

Orientation : 0.0

Scour Depth : 0.0

Contact Description : Entire wreck

Original Sensor : Acoustic Sensor

Original Detection Year : 1987

Original Source : Survey Vessel

Surveying Details : **H2336/84 26.3.87 SMALL WK, ABOUT 20MTRS LONG, EXAM'D 21.11.87 IN 575630N, 030409W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6. LEAST E/S DEPTH 74 IN GEN DEPTH 77MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.6MTRS. LYING N/S. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 246). SHOWN IN 575630N, 030255W ON FAIR SHEET. BR STD.

**H2336/84 3.6.88 POSN SHOWN ON FAIR SHEET CORRECT. (HMS BEAGLE, 7.5.88). NFA.

Chart Symbol : WK 74.0

Date Last Amended : 18/11/2003

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