This is the information page about the shipwreck Creemuir, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 0.808 N,1 52.158 W (57.160566666667, -2.0339)

 

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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.

 

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2. Archangel (possibly)
3. Archangel (possibly)
4. Assyrian
5. Athenia
6. Branksea (possibly)
7. Cairnie
8. Coastal emperor
9. Confield
10. Creemuir
11. Cushendall (part of)(possibly)
12. Emperor (possibly)
13. Empire brigade
14. Empire volunteer
15. Empress (part of)(possibly)
16. Fanad head
17. Geraldine mary
18. Glen tanar
19. Gogovale
20. Gowrie (possibly)
21. Greenawn (possibly)
22. Gunborg
23. Hedrun
24. Hedson
25. Hms broadwater
26. Hms gelsina
27. Hms nordhav ii (possibly)
28. Hms repro (probably)
29. Hms yesso (probably)
30. Jamaica pioneer
31. James hall
32. Karemma
33. Karianda
34. King alfred
35. King idwal
36. Lowdock
37. Luffness
38. Matador
39. New dawn (possibly)
40. Niritos
41. Nora
42. Our merit (possibly)
43. Ross khartoum
44. Rowanbank
45. Sandvik (possibly)
46. Shekatika
47. Sheriffmuir
48. Shirak
49. Silverburn
50. Soesterberg
51. St catherine (probably)
52. St clement (possibly)
53. Star of luxor
54. Sturdee
55. T6 (possibly)
56. Tanevik
57. Taurus (possibly)
58. Trebartha
59. Trevorian
60. U 1206 (probably)
61. Viking queen
62. Ville de hasselt
63. Wandby
64. Xmas rose

 

Name: CREEMUIR

Length 109.8 meter, width: 15.5 meter, draught: 7.5, tonnage 3997 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: ex- langleemere '38, ex- medomsley. built in 1924 by palmers' co ltd, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by muir ss co. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 352nhp, single shaft. passage hull for sydney. foundered after being attacked and torpedoed by german aircraft. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 63 meter, Height above seabed: 175 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: [NO DATE] SUNK 10M SE OF ABERDEEN. (WW2SL). POSN 570108N, 015000W FOR FILING ONLY. SEP 2010000028002 26.2.10 WK LOCATED IN 5700.808N, 0152.158W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 52.96 IN GEN DEPTH 63.96MTRS. LENGTH 121MTRS, WIDTH 27MTRS, HEIGHT 11.0MTRS. LIES 175/355DEGS. SEABED SAND & BROKEN SHELL. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1155, INTITIAL EXAMINATION OF DATA). INS AS WK 52MTRS.

- NM 1291/10. HH091/155/01 1.3.10 SEP 2010/000097684 ABOVE DATA CONFIRMED. SCOUR 3.2MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 9.8MTRS TOWARDS 345 DEGS FROM N END OF WK. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT, BOW SECTION BROKEN. LIES 175.355 DEGS WITH BOW SECTION HEADING 200 DEGS. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1155). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BROKEN, BOW SECTION HEADING 200 DEGS

Position: 57 0.808 N,1 52.158 W

 

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