Dunnet Head
Steamship
Site Name Dunnet Head
Classification Steamship
Canmore ID 321633
Site Number NE06SW 8003
NGR NE 04203 61779
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/321633
- Council Maritime
- Parish Maritime - Offshore
- Former Region Not Applicable
- Former District Not Applicable
- Former County Not Applicable
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 001391
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 58.54444,-1.92778
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 58.54408,-1.92951
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Position Quality : Approximate
Depth : 80.0
Depth Quality : Least depth unknown, safe clearance at value shown
Water Depth : 96
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : DUNNET HEAD
Type : SS
Flag : BRITISH
Length : 42.1
Beam : 7.2
Draught : 3.0
Tonnage : 343
Tonnage Type : Gross
Cargo : IN BALLAST
Date Sunk : 04/06/1915
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1915
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **BUILT IN 1913 BY SCOTT & SONS, BOWLING. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A.F.HENRY & J.MACGREGOR, LEITH. SINGLE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 140 HP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY AFT BY GAULDIE, GILLESPIE & CO, GLASGOW. PASSAGE BALTASOUND FOR ARBROATH. IN BALLAST. SHELLED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. LATER TORPEDOED AND SUNK 35 MILES E BY S FROM DUNCANSBY HEAD. CREW RECOVERED BY SS MONARCH. (LL WW1, WW1SL & SIBI).
Surveying Details : **SUNK 35M E BY S FROM DUNCANSBY HEAD. (WW1SL). PLOTS IN 583240N, 015540W.
**SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 584200N, 015500W. (LL WW1). NCA.
**21.8.78 INS AS WK USC PA 80MTRS IN 583240N, 015540W (TONNAGE KNOWN). NCS 115,1942.
Chart Symbol : WK USC PA 80.0
Date Last Amended : 19/08/1981
