Ba 319

UKHO Identifier : 002781

Feature Class : Wreck

Wreck Category : Wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure

State : LIVE

Classification : Unclassified

Position (Lat/long) : 56.10889,-4.90417

Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)

WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 56.10878,-4.90536

WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)

Previous Position : 52.10888,-4.90417

Position Method : Horizontal sextant angle

Position Quality : Precisely known

Depth Quality : Depth unknown

Water Depth : 1

Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide

Name : BA 319

Type : FV

Flag : BRITISH

Date Sunk : ??/12/1981

Contact Description : Entire wreck

Original Sensor : Reported Sinking

Last Sensor : Video Sensor

Original Detection Year : 1981

Last Detection Year : 1983

Original Source : Other

Last Source : Survey Vessel

Surveying Details : **H1270/80 18.12.81 SMALL FV REPD SUNK OFF THE FACE OF CARRICK CASTLE PIER, LOCH GOIL. MAST STATED TO BE VISIBLE AT ALL STATES OF TIDE. OWNER HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. (COMCLYDE TELEX DTD 14.12.81) NCA YET.

**H2010/81 17.2.84 ST IN 560632N, 045415W. IDENTIFIED AS FV BA 319. BEACHED S OF CARRICK CASTLE AND SECURED BY ROPES. VISIBLE AT ALL STATES OF TIDE. HOLED IN PORT SIDE AND IN A STATE OF DELAPIDATION. FIXED 17.1.83, USING HSA, IN 560626N, 045415W. (HMS HYDRA, HI 40) SHOWN ON FAIR SHEET IN 560632N, 045415W. R/P.

POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE.

General Comments : HOLED IN PORT SIDE, DELAPIDATED.

Chart Symbol : ST

Charting Comments : DISPLACED SLIGHTLY TO S TO CLEAR COASTLINE

Date Last Amended : 12/10/2000

Date Position Last Amended : 19/03/1984

No further information found on shipbuilder or build-place of the BA 319. 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