Saxon
Barge
Site Name Saxon
Classification Barge
Canmore ID 324127
Site Number NS27NE 8216
NGR NS 27465 77429
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/324127
- Council Inverclyde
- Parish Maritime - Inverclyde
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 065846
Feature Class : Wreck
State : LIFT
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 55.95889,-4.76417
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 55.95880,-4.76537
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Previous Position : 55.95888,-4.76417
Position Quality : Unreliable
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 11
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : SAXON
Type : BARGE
Cargo : COAL
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1925
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **PASSAGE GLASGOW FOR ROTHESAY. COLLIDED WITH STEAMER MELLISA OFF PRINCE'S PIER, GREENOCK. CREW RECOVERED. (LL).
Surveying Details : **H8384/25 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 555732N, 044551W. (LL, 5.12.25). NCA.
**H8384/25 TWO WK MARKING LIGHT BUOYS ESTABLISHED, FL.G. (LL, 5.12.25). - NM 2089T/25.
**H8384/25 WK & LIGHT BUOYS REMOVED. (LL, 3.3.26). - NM 464/26.
Charting Comments : POSN FOR FILING ONLY
Date Last Amended : 19/11/2009
Date Position Last Amended : 19/11/2009
Desk Based Assessment (27 November 2014)
No further information found on shipbuilder or build-place of the Saxon. The vessel's details are not sufficiently known to equate this loss with any of the records for vessels of the same name recorded at http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/shipview.asp [accessed 2 December 2014]. The vessel has been lifted (Canmore ID 324127).
Information from Sally Evans (Cotswold Archaeology), 27/11/2014.
Project (October 2014 - April 2015)
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