Theresa Boyle: North Sea
Steam Trawler (20th Century)
Site Name Theresa Boyle: North Sea
Classification Steam Trawler (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Gn 4; '115 Miles Exn Of Aberdeen'; Theresa Boyle; Theresa Boyle (Gn 4)
Canmore ID 292773
Site Number NK92NW 8001
NGR NK 92360 25212
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/292773
- Council Maritime
- Parish Maritime - Offshore
- Former Region Not Applicable
- Former District Not Applicable
- Former County Not Applicable
NK92SW 8001 unlocated
NLO: Aberdeen [name: NJ 95 05].
(Classified as steel, steam trawler: registration number cited as GN 4, and date of loss cited as 10 February 1940). Theresa Boyle: this vessel was bombed by aircraft 115 miles ExN of Aberdeen.
Registration: Granton. Built 1915. 224grt. Length: 37m. Beam: 7m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 18.5 W0 28.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet and quasi-administrative area assigned to this record are essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 February 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 2268
Name : THERESA BOYLE (GN 4)
Latitude : 571830
Longitude : 2800
Date Built : 1915
Registration : GRANTON
Type : STEAM TRAWLER(STEEL)
Tonnage : 224
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 37
Beam : 7
Draught : 4m
Position : Position Approximate
Loss Day : 10
Loss Month : 2
Loss Year : 1940
Comment : Bombed by A/C 115 miles ExN of Aberdeen
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 002395
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : DEAD
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.30833,-0.46667
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.30815,-0.46854
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Previous Position : 57.30833,-1.46667
Position Quality : Approximate
Depth : 50.0
Depth Quality : Least depth unknown, safe clearance at value shown
Water Depth : 65
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : THERESA BOYLE
Type : S TRAWLER
Flag : BRITISH
Tonnage : 224
Tonnage Type : Gross
Date Sunk : 10/02/1940
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1940
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **ATTACKED BY AIRCRAFT & BOMBED.
Surveying Details : **7.8.72 SUNK 115 MILES E BY N OF ABERDEEN. (WW2SL).
**23.8.72 POSN 571830N, 002800W.
**19.5.76 INS AS NDWPA. NC 278.
**11.6.80 AMEND TO USCPA 50MTRS. NE 278.
POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE
**6.12. 11 RECORD REVIEWED. POSN CLEARLY IN ERROR. SEE [74743]. AMEND DEAD. BR STD.
Chart Symbol : WK USC PA 50.0
Date Last Amended : 06/12/2011
Date Position Last Amended : 17/02/2010
