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Jeniver
Motor Fishing Vessel (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Jeniver
Classification Motor Fishing Vessel (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 324156
Site Number NS12SW 8018
NGR NS 14743 24969
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/324156
- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Maritime - North Ayrshire
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 066635
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 55.48333,-4.93333
Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 55.48333,-4.93333
WGS84 Origin : Block Shift
Position Quality : Approximate
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 79
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : JENIVER
Type : M FISHING
Flag : BRITISH
Date Sunk : 13/09/2005
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 2005
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **SANK AFTER TAKING IN WATER. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY M MACPHEE. CREW OF 2 RESCUED. (CLYDE CG)
Surveying Details : **HH274/410/06 16.9.05 SANK IN PA 5529.00N, 0456.00W [WGD]. UNDER 12MTRS IN LENGTH. (MRCC CLYDE, FAX DTD 13.9.05). INS AS NDWPA. - NM 4828/05.
General Comments : LENGTH UNDER 12MTRS.
Chart Symbol : NDW PA
Date Last Amended : 16/09/2005
Desk Based Assessment (27 November 2014)
No further information found on shipbuilder or build-place of the Jeniver. 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, and the records indicate the vessel has been lifted (Canmore ID 324123).
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
