Lcv 894 (Possibly): Upper Firth Of Clyde

(Date of loss cited as February 1944). LCV 894 (possibly): reported to be a landing craft.

(Location cited as N55 50.67 W4 59.00).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record remains unverified, and the significance of this record is unclear. It presumably refers to a net snag or (more probably) sonar contact.

The date cited by Whittaker presumably refers to the recorded loss of LCV 894, rather than to direct evidence from the wreck remains.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 27 November 2009.

No record of this contact is held by UKHO. The cited position falls within the centre of the charted spoil ground in Rothesay Bay.

Information from Lieutenant Commander N McEachan, Royal Navy (Wrecks Section, UKHO), 27 November 2009.

No further information found on shipbuilder or build-place of the LCV 894. No vessel under this name appears on www.clydesite.co.uk [accessed 2 December 2014] which may indicate that the vessel was not Clyde-built.

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

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