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 101777
Site Number NJ06NE 8002
NGR NJ 09274 68324
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101777
- Council Moray
- Parish Maritime - Moray
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NJ06NE 8002 0927 6832
N57 41.75 W3 31.3333
NLO: Burghead Bay [name: NJ 08 67]
Burghead [name: NJ 110 690].
Formerly entered as NJ06NE 8283.
See also NJ06NE 8001, NJ06NW 8002, and NJ06NE 8010.
Quality of fix = PA
Evidence = Divers Report
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 7
Circumstances of Loss Details
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This Valentine tank was lost during rehearsal for the Normandy 'D' day landings.
Surveying Details
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10 June 1993. The wreck of a Valentine tank dived upon at 57 41 45N, 003 31 20W. It sits upright on a firm sandy bottom and stands 3 metres clear of the seabed.
Report by J Leigh, 27 April 1993.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 002126
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.69583,-3.52222
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.69555,-3.52369
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Position Quality : Precisely known
Depth : 4.0
Depth Method : Found by diver
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 7
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : UNKNOWN
Type : VALENTINE TANK
Shadow Height : 3.0
Bottom Texture : Sand
Contact Description : Other
Original Sensor : Diver Sighting
Original Detection Year : 1993
Original Source : Divers
Circumstances of Loss : **LOST DURING REHEARSAL FOR NORMANDY 'D DAY' LANDINGS.
Surveying Details : **HH100/351/07 10.6.93 WK OF ARMY VALENTINE TANK DIVED IN 574145N, 033120W. STANDS UPRIGHT ON FIRM SANDY BOTTOM AND STANDS 3MTRS CLEAR OF SEABED. (J LEIGH, 27.4.93). CHART AS WK 4MTRS. BR STD.
General Comments : UPRIGHT, INTACT, HT BY DIVER
Chart Symbol : WK 4.0
Date Last Amended : 18/11/2003
