Franleon

UKHO Identifier : 004157

Feature Class : Wreck

Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck

State : LIVE

Classification : Unclassified

Position (Lat/long) : 55.66107,-4.95117

Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989

WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 55.66107,-4.95117

WGS84 Origin : Block Shift

Previous Position : 55.66112,-4.95000

Position Quality : Approximate

Depth : 60.0

Depth Quality : Least depth unknown, safe clearance at value shown

Water Depth : 75

Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged

Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide

Name : FRANLEON

Type : M FISHING

Flag : BRITISH

Length : 18.6

Tonnage : 48

Tonnage Type : Gross

Date Sunk : 26/04/1983

Bottom Texture : Mud

Contact Description : Entire wreck

Original Sensor : Reported Sinking

Original Detection Year : 1983

Original Source : Other

Surveying Details : **H4458/80 6.5.83 SANK 3M SW OF CUMBRAE ISLAND, IN 554400N, 050000W, IN GEN DEPTH OF APPROX 100MTRS. (CLYDE CG, TLX DTD 27.4.83). PLOTS IN 30MTRS. NCA.

**13.5.83 POSN SHOULD READ 553940N, 045700W, IN 40FMS. (CLYDE CG, TELECON DTD 13.5.83). INS AS WK USC PA 60MTRS. BR STD.

**H2885/83 13.5.85 NOT FOUND DURING BASIC AREA SONAR SEARCH. NOT DISPROVED. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 165B). NCA.

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

**11.11.05 EUT POSN: 5539.664N, 0457.070W. BA 2491 [6TH EDN, SEP'03].

General Comments : WOODEN HULL

Chart Symbol : WK USC PA 60.0

Date Last Amended : 09/12/2005

Date Position Last Amended : 09/12/2005

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