This is the information page about the shipwreck Clan mackinlay, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 32.05 N,2 53.098 W (58.499833333333, -3.0844166666667)

 

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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. Andrias
2. Athenic
3. Avra (possibly)
4. B 109 (part)
5. Ben barvas
6. Benachie
7. Bettina danica
8. Carisbrook (possibly)
9. Carolina thornden
10. Carron
11. Clan mackinlay
12. Clio
13. Collingdoc
14. Comet (probably)
15. Copeland
16. Corinthia (stern section)
17. Croma
18. Daghestan (probably)
19. Dromara
20. Duna
21. Empire parsons (possiby)
22. Freya (part of)(possibly)
23. Freya (possibly)
24. Fulmar (possibly)
25. Giralda (possibly)
26. Glen loth
27. Gondolier
28. Gunnaren
29. Hessen
30. Hmd imbat
31. Hms narborough
32. Hms opal
33. Hms roedean
34. Hms rose valley
35. Hms strathgarry
36. Hms sword dance
37. Huntingdon
38. Invader
39. Irene
40. James barrie
41. Johanna thorden
42. Juanita
43. Kathe niederkirchner
44. Lizzie bain (possibly)
45. Llanishen (probably)
46. Loch maddy (bow section) (probably)
47. Lorne
48. Moray
49. Naja (part of)
50. Neptune
51. Pennsylvania
52. Pinnace 744
53. Pitstruan (probably)
54. Pontos
55. Prolific
56. Rein (possibly)
57. Remus
58. Rfa isleford
59. Rosebank (possibly)
60. Sandsend
61. Skua flaes beacon
62. Sound fisher
63. Stellatus
64. Sunbeam
65. Tern 1
66. Thunfisch
67. Trident
68. U 18 (probably)
69. Ub 116
70. V 81

 

Name: CLAN MACKINLAY

Length 128 meter, width: 16.5 meter, draught: 11.3, tonnage 6365 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: built in 1918 by w hamilton & co., with triple expansion engines and lp turbine of 781 nhp. owned at time of loss by clan line steamers. was bombed & sunk by german aircraft whilst on passage bombay for london. five crew lost. (ww2sl, ll ww2, dods).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 67 meter, Height above seabed: 298 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 20210803

Details measurements/cartography: H056/40 POSN 583300N, 025300W. (NO AUTHORITY STATED). 6.8.70 ATTACKED IN 583500N, 025300W, BUT SANK 052DEG, 4.75M FROM NOSS HD. (LLOYDS) H2925/83 25.8.78 NOT FOUND IN 583300N, 025300W. POSSIBLY NEW WRECK LOCATED IN 583106N, 024920W [002600602]. (BUE SUBSEA, HI 204). INS AS USCPA 40MTRS IN 583300N, 025300W. BR STD. H2336/84 25.7.85 WK LOCATED IN 583205N, 025300W. LEAST DEPTH 53MTRS. LENGTH 130MTRS, BEAM 18MTRS. LYING 115/295DEG. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 246). NCA YET. H2336/84 21.3.86 EXAM'D 29.5.85 IN 583205N, 025300W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 53 IN GEN DEPTH 67MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 11.8MTRS, LENGTH 130MTRS, BEAM 18MTRS. LYING 115/295 DEGS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 246). BR STD. HH100/351/14 5.8.99 LOCATED IN 5832.055N, 0253.058E [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 13MTRS HIGH BY E/S. (J LEIGH/B HUMBY, LTR DTD 24.7.99). NCA. 30.12.04 EUT POSN: 5832.061N, 0253.095W. NE 115. 19.10.10 WRECK IS SETTLING INTO WHITE SANDY SEABED. DEFINITE PIECES OF SUPERSTRUCTURE EVIDENT SUCH AS A HOLD DERRICK. STERN ALMOST SUBMERGED IN SAND TO THE GUNWALES, TWO DECK GUNS IN PLACE. (DIVER MAGAZINE NOV '10) RSDRA2022000137295 22.11.22 EXAM'D 03.08.2021; IN 5832.050N, 0253.098W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 56.66MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 67MTRS. LENGTH 136.1MTRS, WIDTH 23.7MTRS, HEIGHT 10.39MTRS, ORIENTATION 298/118 DEGS. DEGRADED BUT INTACT AND UPRIGHT. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI1709 - H525-1313). AMEND NDW 56MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: DEGRADED BUT INTACT AND UPRIGHT

Position: 58 32.05 N,2 53.098 W

 

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