Unknown: Skate Point, Great Cumbrae Island, Firth Of Clyde
Submarine (20th Century)
Site Name Unknown: Skate Point, Great Cumbrae Island, Firth Of Clyde
Classification Submarine (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Inner Clyde Estuary; Unknown
Canmore ID 102754
Site Number NS15NE 8003
NGR NS 15885 58656
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/102754
- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Maritime - North Ayrshire
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NS15NE 8003 1588 5865
N55 47.1667 W4 56.2
NLO: Skate Point [name: NS 163 584]
Great Cumbrae Island [name centred NS 17 57].
Formerly entered as NS15NE 9389.
Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 34
Surveying Details
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9 October 1981. The wreck of a submarine is reported to have been located off Skate Point, Great Cumbrae Island. It lies in about 33.5 metres with all hatch covers closed and rocks over the bow. It may possibly be HMS VANDAL, which was lost by accident on 24 February 1943 (see 55 38 09N, 004 52 52W & 55 43 47N, 005 22 25W).
Report by D Mcentee, 25 September 1981.
Note: This could be the mistaken identification of the wreck of the BEAGLE - see 55 47 18N, 004 56 34W.
12 May 1986. The site was not found during basic sonar search (150 metre range).
Report by HMS GLEANER.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 004144
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : DEAD
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 55.78611,-4.93667
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 55.78605,-4.93784
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Position Quality : Unreliable
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 34
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : UNKNOWN
Type : SUBMARINE
Bottom Texture : Sand
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : None reported
Original Detection Year : 1981
Original Source : Other
Surveying Details : **H1310/81/27 9.10.81 WK OF A SUBMARINE REPD TO HAVE BEEN LOCATED OFF SKATE POINT, GREAT CUMBRAE ISLAND. LIES IN ABOUT 110FT WITH ALL HATCH COVERS CLOSED AND ROCKS OVER THE BOW. MAY POSSIBLY BE HMS VANDAL, WHICH WAS LOST BY ACCIDENT 24.2.1943. (D. MCENTEE, 25.9.81). NCA, POSN FOR FILING ONLY.
**H2885/83 12.5.86 NOT FOUND DURING BASIC SONAR SEARCH ON 150MTR RANGE. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 165C). AMENDED TO DEAD.
Charting Comments : POSN FOR FILING ONLY
Date Last Amended : 24/06/2003
