Jubilee Star
Motor Fishing Vessel
Site Name Jubilee Star
Classification Motor Fishing Vessel
Canmore ID 324432
Site Number NS17SE 8025
NGR NS 17912 74687
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/324432
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Maritime - Argyll And Bute
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 073163
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 55.93067,-4.91633
Horizontal Datum : WGS (1984)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 55.93067,-4.91633
WGS84 Origin : Original
Position Quality : Precisely known
Depth : 65.0
Depth Quality : Least depth unknown, safe clearance at value shown
Water Depth : 80
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Mean Low Water Springs
Name : JUBILEE STAR
Type : M FISHING
Flag : BRITISH
Length : 13.8
Beam : 4.9
Draught : 2.2
Tonnage : 24
Tonnage Type : Gross
Date Sunk : 11/02/2009
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Observed Sinking
Original Detection Year : 2009
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **BUILT OF WOOD IN 1976 IN BANGOR. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY G MACKINNON, KILMARNOCK. OIL ENGINE OF 269BHP, SINGLE SHAFT. SANK, CAUSE NOT REPORTED.
Surveying Details : **SEP 2009/000011459 17.2.09 SANK IN 5558.84N, 0454.98W [WGD] IN VICINITY OF COWAL MID-WATER CHANNEL BUOY. IN GEN DEPTH APPROX 80MTRS. (CLYDEPORT NM 18/09). LATITUDE IN ERROR. NCA.
**SEP 2009/000011746 18.2.09 SANK IN 5555.84N, 0454.98W [WGD]. (CLYDEPORT NM 19/09). INS AS WK USC 65MTRS. - NM 1260/09.
Chart Symbol : WK USC 65.0
Date Last Amended : 17/02/2009
Desk Based Assessment (27 November 2014)
No further information found on shipbuilder of the Jubilee Star. 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 was built in Bangor (Canmore ID 324432).
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