Alternative Names H15; Benella; Hoxa Head; Lowther Skerry; Louther Skerry; Widewall Bay; South Ronaldsay; Pentland Firth; North Sea
Site type STEAM TRAWLER (20TH CENTURY)
Canmore ID 119009
Site Number ND49SW 8012
NGR ND 4017 9214
Latitude N 58 48.78
Longitude W 3 2.15
Council ORKNEY ISLANDS
Parish MARITIME - ORKNEY
Former Region ORKNEY ISLANDS AREA
Former District MARITIME
Former County MARITIME

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Archaeological Notes

ND49SW 8012 4017 9214
N59 48.78 W3 2.15

NLO: Hoxa Head [name: ND 402 928]
Widewall Bay [name centred ND 424 924]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81]
Sound of Hoxa [name centred ND 390 930]
Louther Skerry [name: ND 479 772]
Scapa Flow [name centred HY 36 00].

Formerly entered as ND38SE 8005 at cited location ND 3846 8085 [N57 48.8 W3 2.15] and as ND39SE 8006 at cited location ND c. 39 93 [N59 49 W3 3].

(Location cited as N58 48.78 W3 2.15 [ND 4017 9214]).
G Ridley 1992.

(Classified as steam trawler: registration number cited as H 15, former name as Benella, and date of loss cited as 29 March 1969). James Barrie: this vessel stranded on Lowther Skerry [Louther Skerry: ND 479 772]: all gone, but sank under tow in Hoxa Sound [Sound of Hoxa]. [Capt.] Brocklesby.
Registration: Hull. Built 1949. 665grt. Length: 54m. Beam: 9m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 48.78 W3 2.15).
I G Whittaker 1998.

Material reported under RoW amnesty (2001):
A4293 1 cage lamp: from seabed.
(No accurate location cited).
NMRS, MS/829/35.

This wreck is substantially intact and lies on its starboard side in about 43m depth of water, across the tide, and with the bow offshore. Surviving features include the starboard anchor, masts, A-frame (aft), fishing blocks and winch; the top of the steam engine is also visible. The propellor has been salvaged and the rudder lies on the seabed.
The indicated location falls 0.2nm SW of the nearest point of Hoxa Head and in a charted depth of about 35m; no seabed type is indicated nearby. The wreck is charted as swept to 22mm clearance.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 October 2003.
Source: Diver, August 2003 [Wreck tour 54].
HO chart no. 2581 (1982, amended 1987).

Notes and Activities

29 March 1969

LOSS

Notes (Classified as steam trawler: registration number cited as H 15, former name as Benella, and date of loss cited as 29 March 1969). James Barrie: this vessel stranded on Lowther Skerry [Louther Skerry: ND 479 772]: all gone, but sank under tow in Hoxa Sound [Sound of Hoxa]. [Capt.] Brocklesby.
Registration: Hull. Built 1949. 665grt. Length: 54m. Beam: 9m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 48.78 W3 2.15).
I G Whittaker 1998.



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1992	EXTERNAL REFERENCE

Notes (Location cited as N58 48.78 W3 2.15 [ND 4017 9214]).
G Ridley 1992.



Further details

1 July 1997

NAMED LOCATION (NLO)

Notes NLO: Hoxa Head [name: ND 402 928]
Widewall Bay [name centred ND 424 924]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81]
Sound of Hoxa [name centred ND 390 930]
Louther Skerry [name: ND 479 772]
Scapa Flow [name centred HY 36 00].

Formerly entered as ND38SE 8005 at cited location ND 3846 8085 [N57 48.8 W3 2.15] and as ND39SE 8006 at cited location ND c. 39 93 [N59 49 W3 3].



Further details

2001	EVIDENCE OF LOSS

Notes Material reported under RoW amnesty (2001):
A4293 1 cage lamp: from seabed.
(No accurate location cited).
NMRS, MS/829/35.



Further details

12 October 2003

RCAHMS NOTE

Notes This wreck is substantially intact and lies on its starboard side in about 43m depth of water, across the tide, and with the bow offshore. Surviving features include the starboard anchor, masts, A-frame (aft), fishing blocks and winch; the top of the steam engine is also visible. The propellor has been salvaged and the rudder lies on the seabed.
The indicated location falls 0.2nm SW of the nearest point of Hoxa Head and in a charted depth of about 35m; no seabed type is indicated nearby. The wreck is charted as swept to 22mm clearance.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 October 2003.
Source: Diver, August 2003 [Wreck tour 54].
HO chart no. 2581 (1982, amended 1987).



Further details

Books and References

Ferguson, D M (1985) The wrecks of Scapa Flow Stromness
Page(s): 64 Held at RCAHMS E.5.14.FER

Krauskopf, S (2003) Scotland's Northern lights: lighthouses of the Orkney and Shetland islands, Lerwick
Page(s): 35-6 Held at RCAHMS J.6.4.KRA

Larn and Larn, R and B (1998) Shipwreck index of the British Isles: volume 4, Scotland, London
Page(s): DD 27/03/1969 Held at RCAHMS E.5.14.LAR

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