MHG24288 - Unknown: Canna, Sea of The Hebrides
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
- (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG11SW 8000 1052 1460
N 57 7.8667 W 6 47.0833
Quality of fix = EDM
Evidence = Echo sounder
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 144
Orientation of keel/wreck = 140320
Surveying Details
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5 November 1987. A wreck, dangerous to submarine navigation, was located at 57 07 52N, 006 47 05W. The least echosounder depth was 134 in a general depth of 143 metres. The length was 75 metres (246 feet) and its stands 9 metres high. It appears to have been mined or torpedoed forward. Report by HMS ROEBUCK, November 1987.
28 January 1988. The site was examined on 3 November 1987 at 57 07 51N, 006 47 05W. Hyperfix6 = [sea of hebrides] patt 6-5 987.31, patt 5-1 295.08. Trisponder ranges - Neist 32591 metres, Usinish 30876 metres, Hyskier 19075 metres. Decca = [hebridean] red d 7.35, green d 34.90, purple a 68.70. The least echosounder depth was 135 in a general depth of 144 metres. No scouring was observed. The side scan sonar indicated a height of 9.2 metres, length of 80 metres (262 feet), and width of 25 metres (82 feet). It is lying with its keel on an orientation of 140/320 degrees.
Report by HMS ROEBUCK.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 1052 1460 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG11SW |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/102010 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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