Cessnock: Princes Pier, Greenock, Upper Firth Of Clyde
Bucket Dredger (20th Century), Dredger (20th Century)
Site Name Cessnock: Princes Pier, Greenock, Upper Firth Of Clyde
Classification Bucket Dredger (20th Century), Dredger (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Inner Clyde Estuary; Cessnock
Canmore ID 112137
Site Number NS27NE 8019
NGR NS 27797 77478
NGR Description NS c. 275 771
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/112137
- Council Inverclyde
- Parish Maritime - Inverclyde
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NS27NE 8019 c. 275 771
N55 57.4 W4 45.8
NLO: Greenock [name: NS 280 760].
Formerly entered as NS27NW 8016 and NS27NW 9413 at cited location NS 2006 7860 [N55 58 W4 53].
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. The loss of this vessel may have occurred within the quasi-administrative area that is designated as Maritime - Argyll and Bute.
Princes Pier (NS27NE 56) is at NS 2750 7710.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 28 October 2002.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 065845
Feature Class : Wreck
State : LIFT
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 55.95944,-4.75889
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 55.95936,-4.76009
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Previous Position : 55.95945,-4.75888
Position Quality : Precisely known
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 12
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : CESSNOCK
Type : BUCKET DREDGER
Flag : ?BRITISH
Length : 60.0
Beam : 12.0
Draught : 3.0
Tonnage : 123
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : None reported
Original Detection Year : 1968
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **BUILT 1950.
Surveying Details : **H1428/55 24.1.68 SANK IN 555734N, 044532W. MARKED BY G CONICAL WK BUOY, FL(2)G 10SEC. (CLYDE PORT AUTHORITY NM). BR STD.
**H1428/55 28.3.68 WK BUOY TEMP REMOVED. SALVAGE OPS IN PROGRESS. (CLYDE PORT AUTHORITY NM 5/68). NCA.
**H1428/55 23.4.68 WK RAISED. (CLYDE PORT AUTHORITY NM 11/68). - NM 731/68.
Chart Symbol : WK
Date Last Amended : 19/11/2009
Date Position Last Amended : 19/11/2009
Desk Based Assessment (27 November 2014)
The Cessnock has been lifted (Canmore ID 112137). The cessnock was a bucket dredger, built in 1955 by Fleming & Ferguson Paisley. More informaiton available online at http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/shipview.asp [accessed 9 December 2014].
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