W A Massey: North Minch
Drifter (20th Century), Sailing Vessel (By Form/type) (20th Century)
Site Name W A Massey: North Minch
Classification Drifter (20th Century), Sailing Vessel (By Form/type) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Creag A' Mhail; '4 Miles Wxn Of Handa Island'; W.a. Massey; W A Massey
Canmore ID 101947
Site Number NC04NE 8001
NGR NC 05055 46814
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101947
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NC04NE 8001 unlocated
NLO: Handa Island [name centred NC 135 481]
Creag a' Mhail [name: NC 143 458].
Formerly entered as NC04NE 8457 at cited location NC 0505 4681 [N58 22 W5 20].
Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = OGB
Circumstances of Loss Details
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The W A MASSEY sank after an explosion which shook the ship.
Report by crew of the drifter ROSE.
Surveying Details
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17 March 1918. The drifter ROSE, which was fishing next to the W A MASSEY reported the position to be 58 22 00N, 005 20 00W.
2 April 1918. The wreck's position is reported as the same as above or 4 minutes west by north from Handa Island in the Minch
13 March 1984. The site was not found during a category A sonar search.
Report by Land & Marine.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
(Classified as sailing vessel: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 11 March 1918). W A Massey: this vessel was mined 4 miles WxN of Handa Island. (1895 146grt SS(I) 108x21x10 Hull?).
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N58 22.0 W5 20.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
This may be the charted wreck that is noted by Ridley in deep water 5 miles W of Creag a' Mhail and W of Handa [Island].
[No accurate location cited].
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM). 7 October 2002.
G Ridley 1990.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 917
Name : W A MASSEY
Latitude : 582200
Longitude : 52000
Registration : BRITISH
Type : SAILING VESSEL
Tonnage : 96
Tonnage Code : G
Position : Position Approximate
Loss Day : 11
Loss Month : 3
Loss Year : 1918
Comment : Mined 4 miles WxN of Handa island (1895 146G SS(I) 108x21x10 HULL ?)
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 000800
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : DEAD
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 58.36667,-5.33333
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 58.36627,-5.33459
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Position Quality : Approximate
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 95
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : W.A. MASSEY
Type : SAILING VESSEL
Tonnage : 84
Tonnage Type : Gross
Date Sunk : 11/03/1918
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1918
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **SANK AFTER HITTING A MINE. (LL WW1).
**"MASSEY'S LIGHTS DISAPPEARED". (DRIFTER 'ROSE').
Surveying Details : **M07719 17.3.18 THE DRIFTER 'ROSE', WHICH WAS FISHING NEXT TO W.A. MASSEY, REPORTED THE POSITION AS 582200N, 052000W [OGB]. (A.P. REPORT STORNOWAY).
**M16735 2.4.18 SAME INFO AS ABOVE. POSN 4 MIN W BY N FROM HANDA ISLAND IN THE MINCH. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED).
**H2480/19 22.3.19 APPROX SINKING POSN GIVEN AS ABOVE (VA STORNAWAY). INS OBSOLETE WK SYMBOL (1918)(PA). BA 2503.
**H6997/29 ??.11.29 AMENDED TO NDW ON BA 2503 AND DELETED FROM BA 2386 & 2635.
**19.11.75 INS AS WK USC PA 28.0MTRS. (TONNAGE KNOWN). NC 2503.
**H1270/80 14.1.81 AMENDED TO NDW PA. (USC DEPTH UNREALISTIC IN DEPTH OF WATER). NE 219.
**H2883/83 13.8.84 NOT FOUND DURING CATEGORY A SONAR SEARCH. (LAND & MARINE, HI 159). AMENDED TO DEAD. DELETED. BR STD.
Chart Symbol : NDW PA
Date Last Amended : 18/09/1984
