Unknown: North Sea
Craft (20th Century), Obstruction (20th Century), Steamship (20th Century)
Site Name Unknown: North Sea
Classification Craft (20th Century), Obstruction (20th Century), Steamship (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Rattray Head; St Fergus (Possibly)
Canmore ID 101849
Site Number NK25NW 8002
NGR NK 21966 59366
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101849
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Maritime - Aberdeenshire
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NK25NW 8002 2189 5956
N57 37.5 W1 38
NLO: Rattray Head [name: NK 110 578].
Formerly entered as NK25NW 8355.
Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 75
Circumstances of Loss Details
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The ST FERGUS sank following a collision.
Surveying Details
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30 January 1941. The vessel sank 'off Rattray Head'.
Source: Rosyth Wreck list, supplement no.8.
25 February 1972. An obstruction, possibly a wreck, was located using echosounder at 57 37 30N, 001 38 00W.
Report by BP Survey Ltd., 28 March 1972.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 002295
Feature Class : Obstn
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.62373,-1.63390
Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.62373,-1.63390
WGS84 Origin : Block Shift
Previous Position : 57.62500,-1.63333
Position Method : Differential Global Positioning System
Position Quality : Surveyed
Position Accuracy : 3.0
Depth : 67.0
Depth Method : Found by multi-beam
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 77
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Mean Low Water Springs
Name : ST FERGUS (POSSIBLY)
Type : SS
Flag : BRITISH
Length : 45.7
Beam : 7.3
Draught : 3.0
Sonar Length : 95.0
Sonar Width : 40.0
Shadow Height : 10.0
Orientation : 40.0
Tonnage : 390
Tonnage Type : Gross
Cargo : GENERAL
Date Sunk : 31/12/1940
Bottom Texture : Gravel
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Last Sensor : Acoustic Sensor
Original Detection Year : 1940
