This is the information page about the shipwreck Harald, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 34.717 N,6 16.367 W (55.882816666667, -6.1208666666667)

 

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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. Agios minas
2. Andania (probably)
3. Andania (probably)
4. Blythville
5. Cumberland
6. Diamond
7. Edith morga
8. Eileen m
9. Ella hewett
10. Ellida (possibly)
11. Erlo hills
12. Floriestan
13. Girvan
14. Guethary
15. Harald
16. Henry clay
17. Hinde
18. Hms brisk (bow section)
19. Hms calgarian
20. Hms drake
21. Hms duchess (probably)
22. Islay or islay iii
23. James stewart
24. John strachan
25. Kestiel (possibly)
26. Knightsgarth
27. Limelight
28. Lindron
29. Lugano
30. Milewater
31. Pattersonian
32. Pintail
33. Raven (poss)
34. Rothesay castle
35. Shackleton
36. Tobago
37. Tomath (or thomas)
38. Tuscania (probably)
39. U 245 (probably)
40. U 680 (probably)
41. U 968
42. Wyre majestic (bow section)
43. Wyre majestic (stern section)

 

Name: HARALD

Length 71.2 meter, width: 12.1 meter, draught: 7, tonnage 1435 ton
Load: coal

Cause: ex-hornby castle, ex-duncan coupland, built 1877 by t royden & sons, liverpool. passage cardiff for sandefjord, norway. ran aground at rubha nan leacan, the oa, islay in fog. crew of 20 & 2 passengers saved. vessel was abandoned after 2 weeks, cargo recovered & wreck sold. (sibi, off scotland & argyll shipwrecks [photo of stranding])

Year of registration: 1909

Water depth above wreck: 7 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1909, last detected: 1997

Details measurements/cartography: 24.2.75 24.2.75 WRECKED AT PORT ELLEN, ISLAY IN 553724N, 061044W. (P L SELLARS, LTR DTD 11.2.75). NCA, POSN FOR FILING ONLY. 12.4.08 12.4.08 DATA RE-ASSESSED. RAN AGROUND 200YDS W OF RUBHA NAN LEACAN, IN 5534.43N, 0616.22W. (SIBI) POSN GIVEN AS 5534.72N, 0616.37W. (OFF SCOTLAND) POSN GIVEN AS 5534.717N, 0616.367W, FIXED BY GPS. LIES NE/SW WITH BOW CLOSE SE OF A PROMINENT ROCK. BOW STANDS 6MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS, REST OF WK SPREAD OVER WIDE AREA IN DEPTHS 3-11MTRS. SITE DIAGRAM. (ARGYLL WRECKS) AMEND POSN TO 5534717N, 0616.367W. NCA, EXISTING SCALES TOO SMALL.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 34.717 N,6 16.367 W

 

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