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Arnisdale: Dounreay, Pentland Firth
Trawler (20th Century)
Site Name Arnisdale: Dounreay, Pentland Firth
Classification Trawler (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Bf 394; 'below Dounreay Power Station'; Arnisdale; Arnisdale (Bf 394)
Canmore ID 288543
Site Number NC96NE 8014
NGR NC 98254 67061
NGR Description NC c. 98 67
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/288543
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NC96NE 8014 c. 98 67
N58 35 W3 45
NLO: Lower Dounreay [name: NC 984 665]
Upper Dounreay [name: ND 006 658]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
(Classified as trawler: registration number cited as BF 394, and date of loss as 13 April 1984). Arnisdale: this vessel was wrecked below Dounraey [Dounreay] Power Station. Capt. Addison.
Registration: Banff. Built 1962 48grt. Length: 22m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 34.8 W3 45.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. 'Dounreay Power Station' is equated with the Nuclear Research Facility at Dounreay (NC96NE 78.00). This extensive installation is centred around ND 98760 67061.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 11 May 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 9824
Name : ARNISDALE (BF 394)
Latitude : 583448
Longitude : 34500
Date Built : 1962
Registration : BANFF
Type : TRAWLER
Tonnage : 48
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 22
Loss Day : 13
Loss Month : 4
Loss Year : 1984
Comment : Wrecked below Dounreay Power Station. Capt. Addison
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 001152
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 58.58000,-3.75000
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 58.57960,-3.75147
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Position Quality : Precisely known
Position Accuracy : 100.0
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 0
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : ARNISDALE
Type : M FISHING
Flag : BRITISH
Tonnage : 48
Tonnage Type : Gross
Date Sunk : 13/04/1994
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1994
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **WENT AGROUND AND BROKE UP, CREW SAVED. 2000 LITRES OF DIESEL FUEL ON BOARD.
Surveying Details : **HH268/410/02 6.5.94 ST IN 583448.0N, 034500.0W. (LL 14.4.94). STS.
Charting Comments : EXISTING SCALES TOO SMALL
Date Last Amended : 31/01/2005
