This is the information page about the shipwreck John randolph (fore part), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 31.646 N,4 15.734 W (58.805166666667, -4.3572)

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: JOHN RANDOLPH (FORE PART)

Length 134.4 meter, width: 17.4 meter, draught: 11.3, tonnage 7176 ton

Cause: 5.7.1942 passage murmansk for reykjavik. mined & sunk in allied minefield at eastern entrance to denmark strait on 5.7.1942. fore part was later salvaged but broke tow whilst on passage for firth of forth for scrapping & went ashore at torrisdale bay, sutherland. (ll ww2 & the liberty ships). 6.9.52 went ashore on sanex beach, torrisdale bay. (aberdeen press & journal, 6.9.52 via rcahms)

Year of registration: 1952

Water depth above wreck: 0 meter

Known since: 1952, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: 24.7.87 24.7.87 DRIFTED ASHORE 5.9.52 IN 583200N, 041500W [UND]. (THE LIBERTY SHIPS). NCA, POSN TOO VAGUE TO CHART. 1998 LOCATION OF LOSS GIVEN AS 583230N, 041500W. (I.G. WHITTAKER) 28.6.08 SEP 2008/000055955 28.6.08 REPORT IN ABERDEEN PRESS & JOURNAL DTD 6.9.52 STATES "DERELICT FORE SECTION WENT ASHORE ON SANEX BEACH, TORRISDALE BAY, AND THAT UNLESS EARLY EFFORTS TO REFLOAT THE HULK WERE MADE, SHE WOULD BECOME FIRMLY EMBEDDED IN THE SAND". SANEX BEACH NOT NAMED ON OS MAPS BUT PRESUMED TO APPLY TO SOME OR ALL OF EXTENSIVE SANDS ON S SIDE OF TORRISDALE BAY. CLEARLY VISIBLE IN 5831.67N, 0415.65W [OGB] ON AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, 58/RAF/1419 F21 0021-2, FLOWN 22.4.54. STANDING ERECT ON BEACH, BOW SE, CLEAN BREAK ACROSS THE SHIP AFT OF HOLD 2, AND HATCH COVERS LOST, BUT SOME KINGPOSTS & DERRICKS REMAIN. REMAINS OF WRECK ALSO VISIBLE ON IMAGERY, OS 68/129/074-5 DTD 24.5.68 & FCC 7343/41/977-8 DTD 27.5.75, SHOWING BOWS S. (B MOWAT, RCAHMS, E-MAIL DTD 27.6.08) INS ST IN 5831.646N, 0415.734W [EUT]. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 58 31.646 N,4 15.734 W

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