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Arnewood: Sound Of Sleat
Steamship (20th Century)
Site Name Arnewood: Sound Of Sleat
Classification Steamship (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Sleat Point; Mallaig; Skye; Sea Of The Hebrides; Arnewood; Peggy & Kitties
Canmore ID 102013
Site Number NM69NW 8001
NGR NM 62755 98032
NGR Description NM c. 63 98
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NM69NW 8001 c. 63 98
N57 1 W5 54
NLO: Sound of Sleat [name centred NG 72 09]
Point of Sleat [name: NM 562 992]
Mallaig [name: NM 675 970]
Skye [name centred NG 45 35].
Formerly entered as NM69NW 1 and NM69NW 8525 at cited location NM 6275 9804 [N57 0.75 W5 54.5].
Quality of fix = PA
Evidence = Estimated
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 140
Circumstances of Loss Details
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The steamship ARNEWOOD was mined whilst on passage from Barry.
Source; World War I Shipping Loses, Lloyds War Losses.
Surveying Details
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1917. The ARNEWOOD sank 4 miles ESE from Sleat Point, Skye or 57 01 00N, 005 54 00W, approximately.
9 March 1992. The site was not found during basic sounding. It was not searched for because it was too deep for side scan sonar operations from the boat.
Report by HMS ROEBUCK.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
(Classified as steel steamship, with cargo of coal: date of loss cited as 13 December 1917). Arnewood: this vessel was mined 4 miles ESE of Sleat Point [Point of Sleat]. (This is supposed to be a better P[osition] A[pproximate] than that cited.
Registration: London. Built 1916. 2259grt. Length: 87m. Beam: 12m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 0.4 W55 55.2).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The unverified location that is cited by Whittaker converts to NM 620 974. That cited by UKHO is preferred.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 19 March 2002.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 449
Name : ARNEWOOD
Latitude : 570024
Longitude : 55512
Date Built : 1916
Registration : LONDON
Type : SS (STEEL)
Tonnage : 2259
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 87
Beam : 12
Draught : 7m
Position : Position Approximate
Loss Day : 13
Loss Month : 12
Loss Year : 1917
Comment : Mined 4 mls ESE of Sleat Pt. This is supposed to be a better PA than charted.
Cargo : COAL
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 13637
Name : PEGGY & KITTIES
Latitude : 570000
Longitude : 55400
Registration : LEITH
Type : SLOOP
Tonnage : 77
Tonnage Code : B
Loss Day : 24
Loss Month : 2
Loss Year : 1821
Comment : Seen dismasted and abandoned. Presumed since foundered. [Prize]
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 001960
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.01250,-5.90833
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.01226,-5.90943
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Position Quality : Approximate
Depth : 120.0
Depth Quality : Least depth unknown, safe clearance at value shown
Water Depth : 140
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : ARNEWOOD
Type : SS
Flag : BRITISH
Length : 87.5
Beam : 12.5
Draught : 7.0
Tonnage : 2259
Tonnage Type : Gross
Cargo : COAL
Date Sunk : 13/12/1917
Bottom Texture : Mud
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1917
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **MINED WHILE ON PASSAGE FROM BARRY. (LL WW1).
Surveying Details : **1917 SANK 4 MILES ESE FROM SLEAT PT, SKYE. (VA STORNOWAY). SINKING POSN 570100N, 055400W, APPROX.
**H2480/19 22.3.19 INS OBS WK SYMBOL (1917) (PA) IN 570100N, 055400W. BR STD.
**H1140/29 15.2.29 AMEND TO NDW PA (1917). BR STD.
**H1768/67 20.6.67 AMEND TO NDW PA IN 570045N, 055430W [OGB]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 2721.
**14.4.72 AMEND TO WK USC PA 11FMS. LC 2721. (TONNAGE KNOWN).
**16.9.75 AMEND TO WK USC PA 20MTRS. NC 2208. (TONNAGE KNOWN).
**HH090/523/01 9.3.92 NOT FOUND DURING BASIC SOUNDING. NOT SEARCHED FOR - TOO DEEP FOR DCS3 OPERATIONS FROM BOAT. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 523). AMEND TO WK USCPA 120MTRS. BR STD.
Chart Symbol : WK USC PA 120.0
Date Last Amended : 09/03/1992
