Maritime record 2161 - LORD MINTO: OUTER HEBRIDES, ATLANTIC

Summary

57 51 00N, 009 28 00W, wreck of steam trawler Lord Minto sunk in WWII

Location

Grid reference Not recorded
Map sheet Not recorded
Parish MARITIME, Western Isles

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

ME40NW 8000 4252 0968
N 57 51 W 9 28

Horizontal Datum = UND
General water depth = 280

Circumstances of Loss Details
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The steam trawler LORD MINTO was captured and sunk by German submarine U35, whilst en-route from Fleetwood for the fishing grounds.
Sources; World War II Shipping Loses, Lloyd's World War II Shipping Loses, Axis Submarine Successes.

Surveying Details
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2 May 1991. The sinking position given in the above sources is 57 51 00N, 009 28 00W. This plots in approximately 280 metres.

Hydrographic Office, 1995.

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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