Maritime record 2246 - CRETEREE: NORTH HARBOUR, SCALPAY

NG29NW 8003 2146 9718
N 57 52.6333 W 6 41.9333

Horizontal Datum = OGB
Buoyage =
Orientation of keel/wreck = EW

Circumstances of Loss Details
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The vessel, a concrete collier, was believed to have been in Scapa Flow during World War II.

Surveying Details
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5 October 1970. The wreck was sited at 042.5 degrees, 533.4 metres from Creag nah Tlaire trig point 136.
Report by HMS WOODLARK dated 26 August 1970.

The wreck is shown, lying with its keel on an orientation of 090/270 degrees with mast, in 57 52 38N, 006 41 56W on survey k6192/1.

1 October 1971. A photo was supplied. The wreck is 200 feet (61 metres) long, constructed of concrete. It was once used as a coal hulk and is now permanently grounded and used as a jetty and store.
Report by HMS WOODLARK dated 17 September 1971.

Hydrographic Office, 1995.

Now used as a store for fisherman's equipment, photographed during visit.
RCAHMS, June 1997