This is the information page about the shipwreck Burnstone, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 28.18 N,1 44.658 W (56.633333333333, -16)

 

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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.

 

1. Ampleforth
2. Athenia
3. Burnstone
4. Daydawn
5. Empire claire
6. Empire miniver
7. Empire volunteer
8. Exmouth
9. Fanad head
10. Geraldine mary
11. Hansa
12. Har zion
13. Hms st briac
14. Janus
15. King idwal
16. Kitty (possibly)
17. Kotka
18. Oropesa
19. Port gisborne
20. Sambre
21. Sylvafield
22. Thiara
23. U 12
24. Uganda
25. Victoria
26. Vogtland
27. Wandby
28. Whitford point

 

Name: BURNSTONE

Length 93.3 meter, width: 13.4 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 2340 ton
Load: coal

Cause: ex-kilsyth, built in 1903 by craig, taylor & co, stockton-on-tees, with 3 cylinder triple expansion engine of 243nhp, two boilers, single shaft. machinery by ne marine eng. co. ltd. owned at time of loss by alexander bros. passage from immingham. torpedoed by ub-62. 5 crew lost. (sibi)

Year of registration: 2007

Water depth above wreck: 53 meter, Height above seabed: 5 cm

Known since: 2007, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: 21.3.18 M14700 21.3.18 APPROXIMATE POSN 44M N OF FARNE ISLAND. (MASTER IDSA). 27.3.18 M15465 27.3.18 POSN 44M N FROM FARNE ISLAND. (BOT MASTER). INS AS WK [OLD SYMBOL] IN 562200N, 015900W. BA 2182B. 23.3.18 M07876 23.3.18 POSN 21M N FROM FARNE ISLAND. (AP REPORT GRANTON). H2905/62 14.8.62 H2905/62 14.8.62 NO WRECK FOUND IN THIS POSITION. SEE WRECK [2992] FOUND IN 562025N, 020403W. (HMS SCOTT 1962). AMENDED TO DEAD. DELETE NDW PD.

- NM 2748/62. HH091/152/01 20.9.07 HH091/152/01 & SEP 2007/000069355 20.9.07 EXAM'D 6.8.06 IN 5628.180N, 0144.658E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 43.4 IN GEN DEPTH 52MTRS. MINOR SCOUR AT BOW. LENGTH 105.3MTRS, WIDTH 20.2MTRS, HT 8.6MTRS. LIES 005/185 DEGS WITH BOWS N. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LARGE, UPRIGHT AND MAINLY INTACT WK WITH BROKEN STERN. (GARDLINE, HI 1152). INS AS WK 43MTRS. BR STD. 15.1.09 15.1.09 WK LOCATED & DIVED, IDENTIFIED AS BURNSTONE, EX- KILSYTH. BELL RECOVERED. (I EASINGWOOD, E-MAIL DTD 13.1.09)
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BROKEN STERN, BOWS N, MINOR SCOUR AT BOW

Position: 56 28.18 N,1 44.658 W

 

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