Hms Albacore (Bow Section): Shapinsay Sound, Orkney
Destroyer (First World War) (1917)
Site Name Hms Albacore (Bow Section): Shapinsay Sound, Orkney
Classification Destroyer (First World War) (1917)
Alternative Name(s) Ukho 93652
Canmore ID 365803
Site Number HY51SW 8010
NGR HY 51189 12905
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/365803
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Maritime - Orkney
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
Note (23 November 2020)
The bow section of HMS Albacore, a Royal Navy destroyer, has been discovered on the seabed in Shapinsay Sound at 59° 00.027’ N, 002° 51.079’ W in 29m of water. HMS Albacore struck a mine on 9 March 1917 at 4.30am resulting in an explosion that killed 18 men. The remaining section of the ship stayed afloat, and she was later repaired and returned to service. The bodies of three of the dead were recovered and interred in the naval cemetery at Lyness, Hoy (ND39SW 53).
Information from HES Survey and Recording (GFG) 23 November 2020.
