Trsat (Possibly): North Sea
Craft (20th Century), Steamship (20th Century)
Site Name Trsat (Possibly): North Sea
Classification Craft (20th Century), Steamship (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) '7 Miles Ne By E From Kinnairds Head'; Kinnaird Head; Trsat (Probably)
Canmore ID 101862
Site Number NK07NE 8001
NGR NK 06824 75165
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101862
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Maritime - Aberdeenshire
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NK07NE 8001 0682 7516
N57 45.9833 W1 53.1167
NLO: Kinnaird Head [name: NJ 998 676].
Formerly entered as NK07NE 8367.
See also NK07NE 8010.
Quality of fix = EDM
Evidence = Vertical Scan
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 63
Orientation of keel/wreck = 285105
Circumstances of Loss Details
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The TRSAT was bombed and sunk by German aircraft whilst on passage from Reykjavic to Hull.
Source: World War II Shipping Loses.
Surveying Details
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The vessel sank 7 miles NE by E from Kinnairds [Kinnaird] Head.
Report from Rosyth naval base, 1941.
1945. A non submarine contact is included on the Rosyth wreck list with a poor position fix. The wreck is giving off oil.
20 June 1986. The wreck was examined on 12 February 1986 at 57 45 59N, 001 53 07W. The 4-range trisponder gave NGR eastings 406820, northings 875155 or decca (n scot) red d 18.35, green d 30.42, purple f 65.52. The least depth 55.4 in a general depth of 63.5 metres. No scour pits were observed. The side scan sonar indicated a height of 8.1 metres, and a length 68.4 metres. The keel is lying on an orientation of 105/285 degrees with the bows probably to the west.
Report by HMS BULLDOG.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
UKHO chart no. 115 (1978, revised 1993) charts this wreck [Wk] at a depth of 55m, 5.5nm NE of Kinnaird Head. No seabed type is indicated nearby, but several other wrecks are charted nearby.
In the absence of diver survey or the recovery of identifiable wreckage, the identity of this vessel remains unverified, but the leakage of oil indicates a date of loss within the 20th century.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 18 February 2011.
Evidence Of Loss (1995)
Quality of fix = EDM
Evidence = Vertical Scan
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 63
Orientation of keel/wreck = 285105
Circumstances of Loss Details
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The TRSAT was bombed and sunk by German aircraft whilst on passage from Reykjavic to Hull.
Source: World War II Shipping Loses.
Surveying Details
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The vessel sank 7 miles NE by E from Kinnairds [Kinnaird] Head.
Report from Rosyth naval base, 1941.
1945. A non submarine contact is included on the Rosyth wreck list with a poor position fix. The wreck is giving off oil.
20 June 1986. The wreck was examined on 12 February 1986 at 57 45 59N, 001 53 07W. The 4-range trisponder gave NGR eastings 406820, northings 875155 or decca (n scot) red d 18.35, green d 30.42, purple f 65.52. The least depth 55.4 in a general depth of 63.5 metres. No scour pits were observed. The side scan sonar indicated a height of 8.1 metres, and a length 68.4 metres. The keel is lying on an orientation of 105/285 degrees with the bows probably to the west.
Report by HMS BULLDOG.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
Note (18 February 2011)
UKHO chart no. 115 (1978, revised 1993) charts this wreck [Wk] at a depth of 55m, 5.5nm NE of Kinnaird Head. No seabed type is indicated nearby, but several other wrecks are charted nearby.
In the absence of diver survey or the recovery of identifiable wreckage, the identity of this vessel remains unverified, but the leakage of oil indicates a date of loss within the 20th century.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 18 February 2011.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 002331
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.76639,-1.88528
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.76612,-1.88697
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Previous Position : 57.76667,-1.90000
Position Method : Electronic Distance Measuring System
Position Quality : Surveyed
Position Accuracy : 13.0
Depth : 55.0
Depth Method : Swept by vertical acoustic system
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 63
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : TRSAT (PROBABLY)
Type : SS
Flag : BRITISH
Sonar Length : 68.4
Shadow Height : 8.1
Orientation : 105.0
Tonnage : 1369
Tonnage Type : Gross
Cargo : 845 TONS FISH
Date Sunk : 07/09/1941
Scour Depth : 0.0
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Last Sensor : Acoustic Sensor
Original Detection Year : 1941
Last Detection Year : 1986
Original Source : Other
Last Source : Survey Vessel