This is the information page about the shipwreck Cairnross, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 31.175 N,3 33.563 W (53.615283333333, -3.42905)

 

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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. ? susie mo ii
2. Alarm
3. Albion (probably)
4. Amlwch rose
5. Angola
6. Angola (part of)(possibly)
7. Ann sumner
8. Ant
9. Ardlough
10. Auchenarden
11. Auspicious
12. Bella
13. Ben cruachan
14. Blanche (possibly)
15. Braeglen
16. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
17. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
18. Burbo tower (remains)
19. Burbo tower (remains)
20. Burbo tower (remains)
21. Burbo tower (remains)
22. Cairnross
23. Calcium (probably)
24. Chacabuco (possibly)
25. Chagres
26. City of brussels
27. Counsellor iii
28. Dublin
29. El oso
30. Ellan vannin
31. Eversfield
32. Fb 110 (possibly)
33. Fb 112 (possibly)
34. Fb 116 (possibly)
35. Fb 118 (possibly)
36. Fb 265 (possibly)
37. Fb 267 (possibly)
38. Fb 275 (possibly)
39. Fb 278 (possibly)
40. Fb 289 and 292 (probably)
41. Fb 295 (possibly)
42. Fb 296 (possibly)
43. Fb 297 (possibly)
44. Fb 300 (possibly)
45. Fb 43 (possibly)
46. Fb 47 (possibly)
47. Fb 56 (possibly)
48. Fb 72 (possibly)
49. Fb 83 (possibly)
50. Fb 86 (possibly)
51. Fb 98 (probably)
52. Four brothers (possibly)
53. Gannochy
54. Gorsethorn
55. Horizon (possibly)
56. J b kee
57. Kilcoan (probably)
58. Leeds (probably)
59. Lelia
60. Letty
61. Linda blanche
62. Lugar
63. Mancunium
64. Mermaid (probably)
65. Mersey
66. Mid jordan beacon
67. Munster
68. Nicola faith
69. North jordan bn
70. Ocean monarch
71. Penrhos (probably)
72. Penstone
73. Princess victoria
74. Queen
75. Queens tower
76. Rea 1
77. Rea 10
78. Rea 5
79. Rea 7 (possibly)
80. Rea 8 (possibly)
81. Rea 9 (possibly)
82. Residu
83. Resurgam
84. Rhosneigr
85. Speke (possibly)
86. Stanleigh
87. Stonedale 2 (possibly)
88. Strathrye
89. Thomas
90. Thorn
91. Tongue beacon
92. Tongue beacon (possibly)
93. Tower base
94. Tt 6 (possibly)
95. Vine (possibly)
96. Ystroom (probably)

 

Name: CAIRNROSS

Length 129.5 meter, width: 16.8 meter, draught: 8.2, tonnage 5494 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,coal

Cause: built in 1921 by doxford, sunderland. owned at time of loss by cairn line ss ltd. three boilers, triple steam turbines by parsons maritime steam turbines, newcastle-upon-tyne, single shaft. mined.

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 28 meter, Height above seabed: 316 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 20130530

Details measurements/cartography: H0113/40 1.2.40 CAN BUOY PLACED TO S OF WK. MASTS VISIBLE AT LW. (NOIC LIVERPOOL). INS DW. - FNM 268/40. INS GN CAN BUOY, GP FL(2) GN, 6S, 180 DEGS, 1 CABLE FM WK. (NOIC LIVERPOOL). - FNM 544/40. H0534/41 30.10.43 AMEND POSN.

- NM 2341/43. H0113/40 AMEND BUOY TO G CAN.

- NM 2590/43. JULY 1946 POSN 533055N, 033318W OR 079.75 DEG, 9.55 MILES TO QUEENS FORT. SWEPT CLEAR AT 9FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36 IN GEN DEPTH 96FT. (HMS SEAGULL). H4515/46 17.8.46 AMEND TO WK 1FM 3FT WITH G CAN BUOY CLOSE S. (HMS SEAGULL).

- NM 2840/46. 3.10.46 G SPH BUOY, FL G 5SEC, LAID ABOUT 450FT, 270 DEG FM WK BY TH. CON BUOY WITHDRAWN. (LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS). H0113/40 22.10.46 AMEND BUOY TO G SPH, FL G, CLOSE W. (TH NM 122/46).

- NM 3555/46. H6706/48 24.11.48 AMEND TO WK 10FMS 4FT. DELETE LT BUOY. (HMS SEAGULL).

- NM 2626/48. H1893/64 11.3.68 EXAM'D IN 533054N, 033306W [OGB] USING HIFIX/3 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 70 IN GEN DEPTH 86FT. SCOUR DEPTH 92FT. (HMS WOODLARK, 23.9.67). HH100/351/01 5.5.89 WRECKAGE NOW COMPLETELY FLATTENED. BOILERS HIGHEST PART. (K HURLEY, 10.4.89). HH090/704/01 17.12.96 EXAM'D 10.6.96 IN 533106.0N, 033316.2W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 21.1, FOUL 21.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.1 IN GEN DEPTH 26.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 85MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. CONSIDERABLE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. ALMOST COMPLETELY BROKEN UP AND COMPRISES OF SCATTERED DEBRIS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 704). BR STD. HH090/704/01 19.12.96 ERROR IN TIDAL REDUCTION OF HI 704. RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. AMENDED TO WK 19.5MTRS. HH090/704/01 9.4.97 SWEPT CLEAR 20.5, FOUL 20.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.1MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 704). BR STD. RSDRA2022000310935 20.12.22 EXAM'D 30.5.13 IN 5331.175N, 0333.563E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 25.78MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 28.44MTRS. LENGTH 13MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 2MTRS. ORIENTATION 316/136 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 27MTRS, 0.27MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 278 DEGS. NFS. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1376). AMEND WRECK 25.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: COMPLETELY BROKEN UP

Position: 53 31.175 N,3 33.563 W

 

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