Heinkel: Stocked Head, North Sea
Aircraft (20th Century)
Site Name Heinkel: Stocked Head, North Sea
Classification Aircraft (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Moray Firth; Heinkel 111
Canmore ID 101798
Site Number NJ76NE 8002
NGR NJ 75647 65059
NGR Description NJ c. 756 651
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101798
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Maritime - Aberdeenshire
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NJ76NE 8002 c. 756 651
N57 40.5 W2 24.4
NLO: Stocked Head [name: NJ 766 647].
Formerly entered as NJ76NE 8304 at cited location NJ 7564 6513 (N57 40.5 W2 24.5).
Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = UND
General water depth = 11
Surveying Details
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12 April 1985. The remains of a bomber were located in 1976 just N of Stocked Head, in 21 metres of water.
Report by R Thomson, 25 March 1985. This give an approximate position of 57 40 30N, 002 24 30W,
16 January 1987 The site was not located during basic sounding, but sonar coverage did not extend into this area.
Report by HMS BULLDOG.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 002175
Feature Class : Wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.67500,-2.40833
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.67473,-2.40995
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Previous Position : 57.67500,-2.40833
Position Quality : Unreliable
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 11
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : HEINKEL 111
Type : AIRCRAFT
Flag : GERMAN
Date Sunk : 01/03/1941
Contact Description : Aircraft
Original Sensor : None reported
Original Detection Year : 1985
Original Source : Other
Surveying Details : **H1310/85/12 12.4.85 REMAINS OF BOMBER LOCATED IN 1976 JUST N OF STOCKED HEAD, IN 70FT OF WATER. (R THOMSON, 25.3.85). POSN FROM CHARTLET:- 574030N, 022430W APPROX. NCA.
**H2336/84 16.1.87 NOT LOCATED DURING BASIC SOUNDING, BUT SONAR COVERAGE DID NOT EXTEND INTO THIS AREA. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 246).
Charting Comments : POSN FOR FILING ONLY
Date Last Amended : 07/10/2003
Date Position Last Amended : 07/10/2003
