This is the information page about the shipwreck Eagle (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 29.782 N,5 2.752 W (55.69925, -4.972)

 

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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. Austria
2. Beagle
3. Caledonian (possibly)
4. Carronade
5. Copia
6. Cumbrae
7. D46
8. D5
9. Derwent
10. Eagle (possibly)
11. Ellida
12. Ethel crawford
13. Fairy
14. Franleon
15. Harvest hope (possibly)
16. Hms arsenal (probably)
17. Hms dasher
18. Hms topaze
19. Hmsm sealion
20. Hmsm vandal
21. Janet mcnicol
22. Jeniver
23. Karen
24. Laurrandine
25. Lochshiel (possibly)
26. Marsuka
27. Nellie bywater
28. St dunstan
29. St kenan (possibly)
30. St oran
31. Strathdee
32. Strathmore
33. Tuscan
34. U 33
35. Ub 82 (possibly)
36. Urd (possibly)

 

Name: EAGLE (POSSIBLY)

Length 48.7 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 324 ton
Load: personnel,animals (land & sea) and birds

Cause: sank following a collision off lamlash. vessel, mcconnel & laird ss, built 1857 by denny bros., dumbarton with 2 cylinder compound engine, single shaft, 1 boiler. on passage to londonderry. collided with sv 'pladda', which had just released tow from tug 'reckless' but was not yet fully under control as sails had not been set. the two vessels locked together, which enabled all but 11 of those on board to reach safety on the 'pladda'. reported that collision took place 1m e of lamlash, but also reported to have occurred off whiting bay. (clyde shipwrecks).

Year of registration: 1980

Water depth above wreck: 61 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1980, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: H1955/79 5.6.81 LOCATED 29.11.80 IN 552947N, 050241W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 53.3 IN GEN DEPTH 61MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.1MTRS. NO SCOUR. LYING 000/180DEG ON SIDE OF STEEP BANK WHICH SHOALS TO LESS THAN 40MTRS. (HMS HERALD HI 47/80). BR STD. 27.9.03 EUT POSN: 5529.782N, 0502.752W. NE 1864.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 29.782 N,5 2.752 W

 

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