Short Sunderland Flying Boat: Cromarty Firth
Aircraft (20th Century)
Site Name Short Sunderland Flying Boat: Cromarty Firth
Classification Aircraft (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Firth Of Cromarty; Unknown
Canmore ID 103020
Site Number NH66NE 8002
NGR NH 67708 67428
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/103020
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NH66NE 8002 6771 6743
N57 40.65 W4 13.1167
NLO: Cromarty Firth [name centred NH 69 67].
Formerly entered as NH66NE 8596
Evidence = Echo sounder
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 5
Surveying Details
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3 February 1976. There is a suspected crashed Sunderland Flying Boat at 57 40 39N, 004 13 07W. The site was close echosounded and gave a least depth of 2.7 metres.
Report by HMS EGERIA, 19 January 1976.
21 October 1986. The site was not found.
Report by Andrews Hydrographics Ltd.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
The Royal Air Force seaplane and flying boat base on the Cromarty Forth (NH66NE 52.00: RAF Alness) was centred around NH 6512 6790.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 30 June 2011.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 002039
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.67720,-4.22000
Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.67720,-4.22000
WGS84 Origin : Undefined
Previous Position : 57.67720,-4.21998
Position Quality : Surveyed
Depth : 2.7
Depth Method : Found by echo-sounder
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 5
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Mean Low Water Springs
Name : UNKNOWN
Type : SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT
Bottom Texture : Sand
Contact Description : Aircraft
Original Sensor : Acoustic Sensor
Original Detection Year : 1976
Original Source : Survey Vessel
Surveying Details : **H3965/75 3.2.76 SUSPECTED CRASHED SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT LOCATED IN 574039N, 041307W [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 2.7MTRS. (HMS EGERIA ROS FOR HI 82/75). - NM 342/76.
**H3817/86 21.10.86 NOT FOUND. (ANDREWS HYDRO LTD, SURVEY [K 9893]). NCA.
POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE
**11.10.03 EUT POSN: 5740.632N, 0413.200W. NE 1890.
Chart Symbol : WK 2.7
Date Last Amended : 11/10/2003
Date Position Last Amended : 11/10/2003
