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Akka: Dunoon Bank, Upper Firth Of Clyde

Motor Ship (20th Century), Motor Vessel (20th Century)

Site Name Akka: Dunoon Bank, Upper Firth Of Clyde

Classification Motor Ship (20th Century), Motor Vessel (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) The Gantocks; Gantock Rock; Dunoon; Cloch Point; Inner Clyde Estuary; Akka

Canmore ID 111665

Site Number NS17NE 8007

NGR NS 18579 76278

Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Argyll And Bute
  • Parish Maritime - Argyll And Bute
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NS17NE 8007 1856 7630

N55 56.73 W4 54.35

NLO: Dunoon [name: NS 175 767]

The Gantocks [name: NS 178 758]

Cloch Point [name: NS 202 758].

Formerly entered as Site no's 8002 and 9388 at cited location NS 1778 5770 [N55 56.73 W4 54.35]: incorrect conversion of NGR.

(Transits illustrated).

G Ridley 1984.

AKKA stands 18 metres above the bottom. She is popular with fishermen and draped in nets which present a hazard to divers. Magnetic bearings from the wreck: Cloch Light 112 deg, Dunoon Tower 281 deg, Gantock Light 251 deg, Dunoon spire 302 deg.

Source: Butland & Siedlecki, BSAC Wreck Register 1987.

The 17 foot four-bladed propeller was raised from Dunoon Bank in the Clyde by sports divers.

NMRS, MS/5461 (Diver 1989).

(Classified as motor vessel, with cargo of iron ore: date of loss cited as 9 April 1956). Akka: this vessel stranded on the Gantocks, slipped off and sank. Capt. Sundin.

Registration: Stockholm. Built 1942. 5409grt. Length: 148m. Beam: 17m.

(Location of loss cited as N55 56.70 W4 54.35).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Material reported under RoW amnesty (2001):

A060 1 gold ring, bearing letters 'R' and 'B' (from seabed).

NMRS, MS/829/30 and MS/829/32.

Material reported under RoW amnesty (2001):

A1712 toilet roll holder, 5 plates: from seabed

A2790 1 valve and handle: from seabed

A3218 1 compass binnacle, in several pieces and poor condition: from seabed

A3343 12 plates, 1 key, 1 fork: from seabed

A3513 1 porthole: from seabed.

NMRS, MS/829/35.

Activities

Loss (9 April 1956)

(Classified as motor vessel, with cargo of iron ore: date of loss cited as 9 April 1956). Akka: this vessel stranded on the Gantocks, slipped off and sank. Capt. Sundin.

Registration: Stockholm. Built 1942. 5409grt. Length: 148m. Beam: 17m.

(Location of loss cited as N55 56.70 W4 54.35).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Evidence Of Loss (1984)

(Transits illustrated).

G Ridley 1984.

Evidence Of Loss (1987)

AKKA stands 18 metres above the bottom. She is popular with fishermen and draped in nets which present a hazard to divers. Magnetic bearings from the wreck: Cloch Light 112 deg, Dunoon Tower 281 deg, Gantock Light 251 deg, Dunoon spire 302 deg.

Source: Butland & Siedlecki, BSAC Wreck Register 1987.

Salvage Operations (Marine) (1989)

The 17 foot four-bladed propeller was raised from Dunoon Bank in the Clyde by sports divers.

MS 5461, Diver 1989.

Evidence Of Loss (1989)

The 17 foot four-bladed propeller was raised from Dunoon Bank in the Clyde by sports divers.

NMRS, MS/5461 (Diver 1989).

Evidence Of Loss (2001)

Material reported under RoW amnesty (2001):

A060 1 gold ring, bearing letters 'R' and 'B' (from seabed).

NMRS, MS/829/30 and MS/829/32.

Material reported under RoW amnesty (2001):

A1712 toilet roll holder, 5 plates: from seabed

A2790 1 valve and handle: from seabed

A3218 1 compass binnacle, in several pieces and poor condition: from seabed

A3343 12 plates, 1 key, 1 fork: from seabed

A3513 1 porthole: from seabed.

NMRS, MS/829/35.

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 352

Name : AKKA

Latitude : 555642

Longitude : 45421

Date Built : 1942

Registration : STOCKHOLM

Type : MV

Tonnage : 5409

Tonnage Code : G

Length : 148

Beam : 17

Draught : 8m

Position : Exact Position

Loss Day : 9

Loss Month : 4

Loss Year : 1956

Comment : Stranded on the Gantocks, slipped off and sank. Capt. Sundin

Cargo : IRON ORE

Reference (19 April 2012)

UKHO Identifier : 004117

Feature Class : Wreck

Wreck Category : Dangerous wreck

State : LIVE

Classification : Unclassified

Position (Lat/long) : 55.94528,-4.90556

Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)

WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 55.94519,-4.90674

WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)

Previous Position : 55.94500,-4.90583

Position Method : Electronic Distance Measuring System

Position Quality : Surveyed

Position Accuracy : 25.0

Depth : 14.1

Depth Method : Found by echo-sounder

Depth Quality : Least depth known

Water Depth : 28

Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged

Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide

Name : AKKA

Type : MV

Flag : SWEDISH

Length : 135.0

Beam : 17.4

Draught : 7.9

Sonar Length : 150.0

Sonar Width : 15.0

Shadow Height : 6.0

Orientation : 160.0

Tonnage : 5409

Tonnage Type : Gross

Cargo : IRON ORE

Date Sunk : 09/04/1956

Bottom Texture : Sand

Scour Depth : 0.0

Debris Field : SEPARATE WKGE LIES TO W

Contact Description : Notable debris

Desk Based Assessment (27 November 2014)

The Akka was launched in 1942, built by Gotaverken, Sweden (Moir and Crawford 2004: 15).

Information from Sally Evans (Cotswold Archaeology), 27/11/2014.

Project (October 2014 - April 2015)

The maritime archaeology of the Clyde has been identified as a focus for a major study of human interaction with the river through time by the RCAHMS following on from recommendations by the Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF). Source to

Sea has been developed as the long-term research programme, of which the research into human connections with the River Clyde forms part. This project has comprised a study of the surviving shipwreck heritage of Clyde-built vessels lost within the Clyde estuary and Firth of Clyde.

This project has collated information from a range of sources and has enhanced knowledge of Clyde-built wrecks within the Clyde. In particular information from recreational divers has proved invaluable and has been the source of detailed information about the current condition of many Clyde-built wrecks, useful for on-going management. A number of wrecks previously recorded as of unknown identity in the RCAHMS database were positively identified during the project and more accurate positional information was established for a number of other wrecks. Additionally, the project identified a potentially significant wreck (Margaret Niven) the remains of which were not previously recorded. This project has also identified a number of other potentially significant wrecks within the Clyde, which reflect both its unique contributions to world-wide shipbuilding and local connections. These wrecks include paddle steamers (Lapwing and Princess of Wales), Clyde Puffers (e.g. Margaret Niven), steam-yachts with military connections (HMS Breda), a dredger (Greenock) and an 18th-century West Indiaman (Lady Margaret). Numerous other wrecks have been identified by this project, and all display some degree of significance.

Information from Sally Evans (Cotswold Archaeology) April 2015

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