This is the information page about the shipwreck Sturdee, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 9.488 N,2 4.348 W (57.4531, -1.7967)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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: STURDEE
Length 35 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 3.9, tonnage 202 ton
Cause: ex- michael brion. built in 1919 by hall, russel & co ltd, aberdeen. owned at time of loss by looker fishing co ltd. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 45hp, single shaft. hired as auxillary protection trawler 11.1939-2.1940. stranded in thick fog. (sibi & colledge).
Year of registration: 1955
Water depth above wreck: 2 meter
Known since: 1955, last detected: 2000
Details measurements/cartography: H1092/56 20.2.56 ST LIES 335.5DEGS, 5750FT FROM ABERDEEN N PIER LT. (LLOYDS & RNLI). GIVES POSN 570930N, 020415W [OGB]. BR STD. H1727/59 7.4.59 WK IS BEING BROKEN UP. (HMS SCOTT & HARBOUR MASTER). NCA. H4816/75 22.2.77 NOT SEEN BUT NO CLOSE SEARCH MADE. RECOMMEND CHART AS OBSTN. (HMS ENTERPRISE. HI 45/76). AMEND TO OBSTN (NO DEPTH SPECIFIED). BR STD. 24.8.00 EUT POSN: 5709.488N, 0204.348W. NE 1446.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: STEEL CONSTRUCTION
Position: 57 9.488 N,2 4.348 W