Maritime record 3020 - HMS BRORA: RODEL, HARRIS, THE LITTLE MINCH

NG08NW 8000 0063 8676
N 57 46.2333 W 7 2.1

Quality of fix = PHOT
Horizontal Datum = OGB
Orientation of keel/wreck = SN

Circumstances of Loss Details
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The HM trawler BRORA grounded whilst acting as escort to SS Northern Star. She rolled over and sank at low water.

Surveying Details
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4 December 1956. The vessel is shown as a stranded wreck at 57 46 14N, 007 02 06W.

6 January 1976. The wreck is in two pieces, lying north to south [bows south]. Position given is 57 46 15N, 007 02 06W. The plot was taken from OS photography 69/127, prints 006 & 005 dated 18 April 1969.

1 February 1988. The wreck lies upside down and in two pieces, with superstructure collapsed inside the hull. The keel, propeller and rudder are awash at low water.
Report by R. Banks, RAF Abingdon, 18 December 1987.

Hydrographic Office, 1995.