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Hms Ormonde [possibly]: North Sea
Requisitioned Steam Trawler (20th Century), Steam Trawler (20th Century)
Site Name Hms Ormonde [possibly]: North Sea
Classification Requisitioned Steam Trawler (20th Century), Steam Trawler (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Gy 162; Bay Of Cruden; Cruden Bay; Cruden Skares; Hms Ormonde
Canmore ID 101831
Site Number NK13SE 8007
NGR NK 19862 31539
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101831
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Maritime - Aberdeenshire
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NK23SW 8001 2153 3313
N57 23.3 W1 38.5
NLO: Cruden Bay [name: NK 091 364]
Bay of Cruden [name centred NK 090 348].
See also ND90SE 8004, NK13SE 8011 and NK23SW 8002.
Formerly entered as NK23SW 8337
Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = UND
Circumstances of Loss Details
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HMS ORMONDE was sunk by aircraft.
Surveying Details
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4 February 1945 and 1 March 1945. The wreck's position is given as 57 23 18N, 001 38 30W.
31 July 1975. An obstruction or wreck was located by Decca Pipeline Survey at 57 24 03N, 001 37 12W.
Report by British Petroleum, Aberdeen.
See also 57 24.05N, 001 37.2W.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
(Classified as trawler: date of loss cited as 16 February 1941). HMS Ormonde: this vessel was sunk by aircraft.
Registration: London. 250grt. Length: 38m. Beam: 7m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 23.3 W1 38.5).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The identification of this 'obstruction or wreck' remains unconfirmed.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 25 February 2004.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 204
Name : HMS ORMONDE
Latitude : 572318
Longitude : 13830
Registration : LONDON
Type : TRAWLER
Tonnage : 250
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 38
Beam : 7
Draught : 4m
Position : Position Approximate
Loss Day : 16
Loss Month : 2
Loss Year : 1941
Comment : Sunk by A/C
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 002253
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.37388,-1.67138
Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.37388,-1.67138
WGS84 Origin : Original
Previous Position : 57.38833,-1.64167
Position Method : Differential Global Positioning System
Position Quality : Surveyed
Position Accuracy : 3.0
Depth : 63.0
Depth Method : Found by multi-beam
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 66
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Mean Low Water Springs
Name : HMS ORMONDE
Type : S TRAWLER
Flag : BRITISH
Length : 38.1
Beam : 6.7
Draught : 3.8
Sonar Length : 34.0
Sonar Width : 8.0
Shadow Height : 3.0
Orientation : 25.0
Tonnage : 250
Tonnage Type : Gross
Date Sunk : 16/02/1941
Bottom Texture : Sand
Magnetic Anomaly : Nil
Sonar Signal Strength : Strong
Scour Depth : 0.0
Debris Field : NIL
