This is the information page about the shipwreck Duchess, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 50.281 N,3 50.336 W (57.7756, -3.7598166666667)

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: DUCHESS

Length 29.6 meter, width: 6.1 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 155 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: 14.11.23 aground 14.11.23. dragged anchor 15.11.23 and floated off but sank 16.11.23 in deep water. passage banff for mickleferry. (off scotland).

Year of registration: 1923

Water depth above wreck: 3 meter

Known since: 1923, last detected: 1924

Details measurements/cartography: H8106/23 26.11.23 H8106/23 26.11.23 POSN 575000N, 035000W OR 3 CABLES 274 DEG FROM PORTMAHOMACK PIER. (BOT). INS AS ST (1923).

- NM 1994/23. H1999/24 20.3.24 H1999/24 20.3.24 SALVAGE OPERATION ABANDONED, WK HAVING BROKEN UP IN GALE. (BOT). AMEND TO DW. BR STD. H1999/24 20.3.24 H1999/24 20.3.24 WK HAS BEEN DISPERSED AND BUOY WITHDRAWN. DELETE BUOY. AMEND TO FOUL (1924). BR STD. H1999/24 H1999/24 MAST OF WK ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM BY RIGGING. REPORTED 2FT ABOVE WATER NW BY N 1.25 MILES FROM PORTMAHOMACK. (BOT & LL). 11.5.78 11.5.78 SHOWN AS FOUL ON NC 223.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: STEEL HULL

Position: 57 50.281 N,3 50.336 W

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