This is the information page about the shipwreck Baron ardrossan, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 52.853 N,7 30.305 W (56.845766666667, -7.2305666666667)

The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

Name: BARON ARDROSSAN

Length 110 meter, width: 15.5 meter, draught: 7, tonnage 3896 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,foodstuffs: solid

Cause: built 1932. owned at time of loss by h hogarth & sons. passage for calcutta & table bay. ran aground at sandray island. (dods).

Year of registration: 1970

Water depth above wreck: 4 meter

Known since: 1970, last detected: 1994

Details measurements/cartography: 1.1.70 AGROUND AT SE TIP OF SANDRAY I, IN 565250N, 072958W APPROX, WITH BROKEN BACK. (DODS, & LLOYDS, 1.1.70). IN ABOUT 80FT. NCA. H1310/85/9 5.3.85 WK OF LARGE RIVETTED MERCHANT SHIP. CLOSE INSHORE AND WELL SMASHED UP INTO THE NEARBY GULLIES. GEN DEPTH IS ABOUT 6MTRS. (P CAMILLI, 25.2.85). NCA. HH100351/08 10.8.94 LOCATED IN 565254N, 073024W [WGD]. TOTALLY BROKEN UP. MANY LARGE PLATES AND HULL SECTIONS, BUT THE HIGHEST PIECE IS 2MTRS ABOVE SEABED. BOWS POINT INTO SANDRAY. BOILERS AND ENGINES LIE ON CORNER OF BAY. WRECKAGE OUT TO A DEPTH OF 24MTRS. DOES NOT STAND HIGHER THAN THE HIGHEST ROCKS. (J LEIGH). PLOTS ASHORE. POSN 5652.853N, 0730.305W [WGD]. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: TOTALLY BROKEN UP

Position: 56 52.853 N,7 30.305 W

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