Hmt Emley: Isle Of May, Firth Of Forth
Requisitioned Steam Trawler (20th Century), Steam Trawler (20th Century)
Site Name Hmt Emley: Isle Of May, Firth Of Forth
Classification Requisitioned Steam Trawler (20th Century), Steam Trawler (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) H34; Embley; '0.75 Miles 208 Degrees From May Island Light'; Isle Of May; Outer Forth Estuary; North Sea; Hms Embley; Emley (H 384)
Canmore ID 96665
Site Number NT69NE 8002
NGR NT 65748 97611
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/96665
- Council Fife
- Parish Maritime - Fife
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NT69NE 8002 6574 9761
N56 10.2 W2 33.1
NLO: Isle of May [name: NT 65 99].
Formerly also entered as NT69NW 8004, NT69NE 8134 and NT69NE 8097 (unlocated).
Quality of fix = 0015
Evidence = Echo sounder
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 52
Orientation of keel/wreck = 120/300
Circumstances of Loss Details
-----------------------------
Hired by the Admiralty, the trawler was mined off the Isle of May.
Source: World War 1 Shipping Loses.
Surveying Details
-------------------------
4 May 1918. The vessel struck a mine at approximately 56 10 30N, 002 34 00W.and sank at position 208 degrees, 0.75 miles from the Isle of May Lighthouse.
28 July 1960. The wreck was not located by HMS SCOTT.
2 June 1993. The wreck of a small steam trawler, probably the EMBLEY, was dived on at 56 10 12N, 002 33 12W. The vessel is upright and intact. It stands 5 metres high in a general water depth of 55 metres.
19 January 1994. The site was examined on the 7 August 1993 at 56 10 12.2N, 002 33 06.1W. The least clear water depth given by the echosounder was 48 metres in a general water depth of 51.5 metres. A scour pit was observed to a depth of 52 metres. The side scan sonar trace indicated a height of 5.1 metres above the seabed, length 38 metres (124 feet),and breadth 8 metres (26 feet). The keel of this partially broken wreck is lying on an orientation of 120/300 degrees.
Report by Oceonics (UK) Ltd.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
(Classified as steel, steam trawler: pennant number cited as H 384, and date of loss as 28 April 1918). Emley: this vessel was mined 0.75 miles 208 degrees from May Island Light.
Registration: hull. Built 1911. 223grt. Length: 34m. Beam: 7m.
(Location of loss cited as N56 10.63 W2 33.53).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Displacement: 223 tons gross
Armament: 1x12pdr
Admiralty no: 665
Port registration: H.384.
Emley: this vessel was launched in 1911, and requisitioned in October 1914, being converted for minesweeping. She was lost when mined of May Island {isle of May] on 28 April 1918.
G Toghill 2004.
The location cited by UKHO remains unverified, but is accepted. UKHO chart no. 734 (1993, amended 1995) charts this vessel [Wk] at depth 48m 0.65nm SSW of South Ness, Isle of May. It lies in a general depth of between 45m and 53m; no seabed type os indicated nearby.
The 'May Island Light' that is mentioned by Whittaker is presumably to be equated with the New Lighthouse (NT69NE 8.00) at NT 65500 99364.
The correct form of the name of this vessel remains unclear. That cited by Whittaker and Toghill is preferred.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 October 2010.
Loss (28 April 1918)
(Classified as steel, steam trawler: pennant number cited as H 384, and date of loss as 28 April 1918). Emley: this vessel was mined 0.75 miles 208 degrees from May Island Light.
Registration: hull. Built 1911. 223grt. Length: 34m. Beam: 7m.
(Location of loss cited as N56 10.63 W2 33.53).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Displacement: 223 tons gross
Armament: 1x12pdr
Admiralty no: 665
Port registration: H.384.
Emley: this vessel was launched in 1911, and requisitioned in October 1914, being converted for minesweeping. She was lost when mined of May Island [Isle of May] on 28 April 1918.
G Toghill 2004.
Evidence Of Loss (1995)
Quality of fix = 0015
Evidence = Echo sounder
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 52
Orientation of keel/wreck = 120/300
Circumstances of Loss Details
-----------------------------
Hired by the Admiralty, the trawler was mined off the Isle of May.
Source: World War 1 Shipping Loses.
Surveying Details
-------------------------
4 May 1918. The vessel struck a mine at approximately 56 10 30N, 002 34 00W.and sank at position 208 degrees, 0.75 miles from the Isle of May Lighthouse.
28 July 1960. The wreck was not located by HMS SCOTT.
2 June 1993. The wreck of a small steam trawler, probably the EMBLEY, was dived on at 56 10 12N, 002 33 12W. The vessel is upright and intact. It stands 5 metres high in a general water depth of 55 metres.
19 January 1994. The site was examined on the 7 August 1993 at 56 10 12.2N, 002 33 06.1W. The least clear water depth given by the echosounder was 48 metres in a general water depth of 51.5 metres. A scour pit was observed to a depth of 52 metres. The side scan sonar trace indicated a height of 5.1 metres above the seabed, length 38 metres (124 feet),and breadth 8 metres (26 feet). The keel of this partially broken wreck is lying on an orientation of 120/300 degrees.
Report by Oceonics (UK) Ltd.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
Note (3 August 2001)
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. The 'May Island Light' that is mentioned by Whittaker is presumably to be equated with the New Lighthouse (NT69NE 8.00) at NT 65500 99364.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 3 August 2001.
External Reference (2004)
[HMT] Emley.
In requisitioned service 1914-18.
Displacement 223grt.
Armament: 1x12pdr.
Admiralty no. 665
Port registration: H. 384.
Launched 1911. Requisitioned 1914 and converted to a minesweeper.
Lost: mined off May Island [Isle of May], 28 April 1918.
G Toghill 2004.
Note (20 October 2010)
(Location entered as NT 6574 9761 [N56 10.2 W2 33.1]). The location cited by UKHO remains unverified, but is accepted. UKHO chart no. 734 (1993, amended 1995) charts this vessel [Wk] at depth 48m 0.65nm SSW of South Ness [name: NT 662 988], Isle of May. It lies in a general depth of between 45m and 53m; no seabed type os indicated nearby.
The 'May Island Light' that is mentioned by Whittaker is presumably to be equated with the New Lighthouse (NT69NE 8.00) at NT 65500 99364.
The correct form of the name of this vessel remains unclear. That cited by Whittaker and Toghill is preferred.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 October 2010.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 1353
Name : EMLEY (H 384)
Latitude : 561038
Longitude : 23332
Date Built : 1911
Registration : HULL
Type : STEAM TRAWLER(STEEL)
Tonnage : 223
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 34
Beam : 7
Draught : 4m
Position : Exact Position
Loss Day : 28
Loss Month : 4
Loss Year : 1918
Comment : Mined 0.75 miles 208 degrees from May Island Lt.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 003129
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 56.17000,-2.55167
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 56.16992,-2.55319
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Previous Position : 56.17000,-2.55333
Position Method : Electronic Distance Measuring System
Position Quality : Surveyed
Position Accuracy : 13.0
Depth : 48.0
Depth Method : Found by echo-sounder
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 52
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : HMS EMBLEY
Type : S TRAWLER
Flag : BRITISH
Length : 34.1
Beam : 6.7
Draught : 4.0
Sonar Length : 38.0
Sonar Width : 8.0
Shadow Height : 5.1
Orientation : 120.0
Tonnage : 223
Tonnage Type : Gross
Date Sunk : 28/04/1918
Scour Depth : 0.5
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Last Sensor : Acoustic Sensor
Original Detection Year : 1918
Named Location (Nlo) (27 March 2012)
NLO: Isle of May [name: NT 65 99].
Formerly also entered as NT69NW 8004, NT69NE 8134 and NT69NE 8097 (unlocated).
