This is the information page about the shipwreck Glen tanar, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 9.767 N,2 1.779 W (57.4531, -1.7967)

 

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

 

Name: GLEN TANAR

Length 59.4 meter, width: 9.8 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 817 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1909 by hall, russel & co ltd, aberdeen. owned at time of loss by john cook & son ltd. aberdeen. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 121nhp, single shaft. passage seaham for aberdeen. struck mine laid by uc-77. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 22 meter, Height above seabed: 5 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: FIRST REPORTED LOST 1M NE FROM GIRDLENESS. (ABERDEEN). H2686/17 7.5.17 WK LIES 1.5M NE BY E FROM N PIER. (ABERDEEN). INS AS WK [OLD SYMBOL] (1917). - FNM 273/17. H4087/26 24.6.26 NOW SHOWN AS DW (1917). H1727/59 7.4.59 EXAM'D IN 570944.5N, 020140W USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR 64 FT, FOUL 66FT. LEAST E/S 67FT IN 74FT. SCOUR 10FT DEEP. SEABED LEVEL SAND. (HMS SCOTT, 4.6.58).

- NM 768/59. H4816/75 22.2.77 SCOTT'S 1958 POSITION CONFIRMED USING DECCA. NOT CLOSE SOUNDED. RECOMMEND ACCEPT HMS SCOTT'SSWEPT DEPTH. SURVEYED JULY 1976. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 45/76). NCA. 24.8.00 [EUT] POSN: 5709.733N, 0201.763W. NE 1446. 17.4.12 LOCATED 9.2011 IN 5709.767N, 0201.779E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.7MTRS. LENGTH 62MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HT 2.5MTRS. LIES 005/185 DEGS WITH BOWS S. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1360). AMEND WK 19.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BOWS S

Position: 57 9.767 N,2 1.779 W

 

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