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Anna Bhan: Tobermory Bay, Sound Of Mull
Puffer (20th Century), Smack (20th Century)
Site Name Anna Bhan: Tobermory Bay, Sound Of Mull
Classification Puffer (20th Century), Smack (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Anna Phan; Calve Island; Tobermory Harbour; Pelican Or Anna Bhan
Canmore ID 102561
Site Number NM55SW 8008
NGR NM 51611 54730
NGR Description NM c. 516 546
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/102561
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Maritime - Argyll And Bute
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NM55SW 8008 c. 516 546
N56 37 W6 3
NLO: Tobermory [name: NM 505 552]
Sound of Mull [name centred NM 58 46].
Possibly on map sheet NM55NW.
Formerly entered as NM55SW 9190 at cited location NM 5169 5461 [N56 37.05 W6 2.8667].
Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 21
Circumstances of Loss Details
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The ANNA BHAN was lost when it dragged its moorings in gale.
Source: Dive NW Scotland.
Surveying Details
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22 January 1992. The wreck lies at NGR co-ordinates 151700E, 754600N. It is lying on its side and has nets over the bows.
Source: Dive NW Scotland.
Note: Conversion of the the NGR to lat/long gives 56 37 03N, 006 02 52W.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
(No classification, cargo or date of loss specified: construction cited as '(wood)'). Anna Phan [Bhan]: this vessel was left to rot, and blown up in 1961.
(Location of loss cited as N56 37.22 W6 2.83).
I G Whittaker 1998.
As cited in its original (lat/long form) the location cited for this wreck appears indeterminate. A location at NM c. 516 546 appears probable, and it may fall on map sheet NM55NW. No indication accuracy is assigned to the lat/long location cited by HO (1995), but this converts to NM 5204 5455.
Tobermory Bay is not noted as such on the 2001 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map but its well-defined area is centred around NM 510 550.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 18 March 2002.
(Formerly classified as steamship: reclassified as smack). A photograph said to be of the Anna Bhan is on display in Tobermory Museum. The vessel recorded is a single-masted smack, in process of discharging limestone.
Information from Mr P Robertson (Nautical Archaeology Society, Scotland), 22 June 2005.
Evidence Of Loss (1995)
Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 21
Circumstances of Loss Details
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The ANNA BHAN was lost when it dragged its moorings in gale.
Source: Dive NW Scotland.
Surveying Details
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22 January 1992. The wreck lies at NGR co-ordinates 151700E, 754600N. It is lying on its side and has nets over the bows.
Source: Dive NW Scotland.
Note: Conversion of the the NGR to lat/long gives 56 37 03N, 006 02 52W.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
Evidence Of Loss (1998)
(No classification, cargo or date of loss specified: construction cited as '(wood)'). Anna Phan [Bhan]: this vessel was left to rot, and blown up in 1961.
(Location of loss cited as N56 37.22 W6 2.83).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (18 March 2002)
(Location entered as NM c. 516 546 [N56 37 W6 3]). As cited in its original (lat/long form) the location cited for this wreck appears indeterminate. A location at NM c. 516 546 appears probable, and it may fall on map sheet NM55NW. No indication accuracy is assigned to the lat/long location cited by HO (1995), but this converts to NM 5204 5455.
Tobermory Bay is not noted as such on the 2001 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map but its well-defined area is centred around NM 510 550.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 18 March 2002.
External Reference (22 June 2005)
(Formerly classified as steamship: reclassified as smack). A photograph said to be of the Anna Bhan is on display in Tobermory Museum. The vessel recorded is a single-masted smack, in process of discharging limestone.
Information from Mr P Robertson (Nautical Archaeology Society, Scotland), 22 June 2005.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 2001
Name : ANNA PHAN
Latitude : 563713
Longitude : 60250
Type : (WOOD)
Position : Exact Position
Comment : Left to rot. Blown up in 1961
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 002680
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 56.61838,-6.05033
Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 56.61838,-6.05033
WGS84 Origin : Original
Previous Position : 56.61730,-6.04883
Position Method : Differential Global Positioning System
Position Quality : Surveyed
Position Accuracy : 3.0
Depth : 21.5
Depth Method : Found by multi-beam
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 23
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Mean Low Water Springs
Name : PELICAN OR ANNA BHAN
Type : S PUFFER
Flag : BRITISH
Length : 62.6
Beam : 8.6
Draught : 4.8
Sonar Length : 146.0
Sonar Width : 42.0
Shadow Height : 12.0
Orientation : 77.0
Tonnage : 638
Tonnage Type : Gross
Cargo : COAL
Date Sunk : 06/12/1895
Bottom Texture : Mud
Magnetic Anomaly : Moderate
Sonar Signal Strength : Strong
Scour Depth : 0.5
Named Location (Nlo) (23 March 2012)
NLO: Tobermory Bay [name centred NM 513 546]
Tobermory [name: NM 505 552]
Calve Island [name centred NM 523 546]
Sound of Mull [name centred NM 58 46].
Possibly on map sheet NM55NW.
Formerly entered as NM55SW 9190 at cited location NM 5169 5461 [N56 37.05 W6 2.8667].
