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Valentine Tank: Burghead Bay, Moray Firth

Armoured Vehicle (20th Century)

Site Name Valentine Tank: Burghead Bay, Moray Firth

Classification Armoured Vehicle (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Burghead; Unknown

Canmore ID 101772

Site Number NJ06NE 8001

NGR NJ 06648 67729

Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Moray
  • Parish Maritime - Moray
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NJ06NE 8001 0652 6851

N57 41.4 W3 34.1

NLO: Burghead Bay [name: NJ 08 67]

Burghead [name: NJ 110 690].

Formerly entered as NJ06NE 8278.

See also NJ06NW 8002, NJ06NE 8002 and NJ06NE 8010.

Quality of fix = PA

Evidence = Divers Report

Horizontal Datum = OGB

General water depth = 8

Circumstances of Loss Details

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The tank was lost during rehearsal for the Normandy 'D' day landings.

Surveying Details

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11 November 1985. The site was located at 57 41 24N, 003 34 06W in a general depth of 8 to 9 metres at low water. It stands approximately 2 metres high and is full of silt.

Report from Sgt M R Marle, 17 October 1985.

Hydrographic Office 1995.

Activities

Reference (19 April 2012)

UKHO Identifier : 002114

Feature Class : Wreck

Wreck Category : Dangerous wreck

State : LIVE

Classification : Unclassified

Position (Lat/long) : 57.68967,-3.56750

Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989

WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.68967,-3.56750

WGS84 Origin : Original

Previous Position : 57.69000,-3.56833

Position Quality : Precisely known

Depth : 6.0

Depth Method : Found by diver

Depth Quality : Least depth known

Water Depth : 8

Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged

Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide

Name : UNKNOWN

Type : VALENTINE TANK

Shadow Height : 2.0

Bottom Texture : Silt

Contact Description : Other

Original Sensor : Diver Sighting

Last Sensor : None reported

Original Detection Year : 1985

Last Detection Year : 2004

Original Source : Other

Last Source : Fishing Vessel

Circumstances of Loss : **LOST DURING REHEARSAL FOR NORMANDY 'D' DAY LANDINGS.

Surveying Details : **H1310/85/39 11.11.85 LOCATED IN 574124N, 033406W IN GEN DEPTH 8 TO 9MTRS AT LW. STANDS APPROX 2MTRS HIGH AND IS FULL OF SILT. (SGT M R MARLE, 17.10.85). INS AS WK 6MTRS. BR STD.

**HH310/590/03 16.12.04 VALENTINE TANK EXISTS IN 5741.38N, 0334.05W [WGD]. (MR JOHNSTON, FV RESTLESS WAVE, VIA FOSNI'S LTR DTD 9.12.04). AMEND POSN. BR STD.

General Comments : INTACT, HT BY DIVER

Chart Symbol : WK 6.0

Date Last Amended : 17/12/2004

Date Position Last Amended : 17/12/2004

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