This is the information page about the shipwreck Gowrie (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 57.387 N,2 1.796 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. Baku standard
7. Branksea (possibly)
8. Cairnie
9. Coastal emperor
10. Confield
11. Creemuir
12. Cushendall (part of)(possibly)
13. Emperor (possibly)
14. Empire brigade
15. Empire miniver
16. Empire volunteer
17. Empress (part of)(possibly)
18. Fanad head
19. Geraldine mary
20. Glen tanar
21. Gogovale
22. Gowrie (possibly)
23. Greenawn (possibly)
24. Gunborg
25. Hedrun
26. Hedson
27. Hms broadwater
28. Hms gelsina
29. Hms nordhav ii (part of)(possibly)
30. Hms nordhav ii (possibly)
31. Hms repro (probably)
32. Hms yesso (probably)
33. Jamaica pioneer
34. James hall
35. King alfred
36. King idwal
37. Lh 308 (possibly)
38. Lowdock
39. Luffness
40. Matador
41. New dawn (possibly)
42. Niritos
43. Nora
44. Our merit (possibly)
45. Queensbury (possibly)
46. Rowanbank
47. Sandvik (possibly)
48. Shekatika
49. Sheriffmuir
50. Shirak
51. Silverburn
52. Soesterberg
53. St catherine (probably)
54. Star of luxor
55. Sturdee
56. Sylvafield
57. T6 (possibly)
58. Tanevik
59. Taurus (possibly)
60. Trebartha
61. Trevorian
62. Viking queen
63. Ville de hasselt
64. Wandby
65. Xmas rose

 

Name: GOWRIE (POSSIBLY)

Length 54.3 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 689 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: one boiler, triple expansion engine. single shaft. passage hull for aberdeen. foundered after being bombed by aircraft. (ww2sl & sibi).

Year of registration: 1967

Water depth above wreck: 57 meter, Height above seabed: 40 cm

Known since: 1967, last detected: 2009

Details measurements/cartography: H1192/67 25.4.67 H1192/67 25.4.67 LOCATED IN 565724N, 020142W [OGB] USING HIFIX/3 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 178FT IN GEN DEPTH 189FT. SONAR FROM THE SOUTH GOOD. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 50/66). INS AS WK 29FMS. BR STD. 29.12.78 29.12.78 AMEND TO WK 54MTRS. NC 1409. 1.7.09 SEP 2009/000049721 1.7.09 WK LOCATED IN 5657.388, 0201.795W [WGD] USING DGPS. HT APPROX 3.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 57.6MTRS. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HN DTD 24.6.09 FOR HI 1155). NCA. HH091/155/01 3.3.10 HH091/155/01 3.3.10 EXAM'D 22.6.09 IN 5657.387N, 0201.796W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 53.92 IN GEN DEPTH 57.6MTRS. SCOUR 1.6MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 3.4MTRS TOWARDS 040 DEGS FROM NE END. LENGTH 34MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 3.7MTRS. LIES 040/220 DEGS WITH BOWS NE. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1155). INTACT, UPRIGHT. AMEND WK 53MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 22.6.10 SEP 2010/000097684 22.6.10 AMEND WK 53MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS NE

Position: 56 57.387 N,2 1.796 W

 

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