Tern: Swilkie Point, Stroma, Pentland Firth
Motor Fishing Vessel (20th Century)
Site Name Tern: Swilkie Point, Stroma, Pentland Firth
Classification Motor Fishing Vessel (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Nw Corner Of Stroma; Outer Sound; North Sea; Tern
Canmore ID 288131
Site Number ND37NW 8060
NGR ND 34804 79178
NGR Description ND c. 354 793
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND37NE 8038 c. 354 793
N58 41.8 W3 6.9
NLO: Swilkie Point [name: ND 354 793]
Island of Stroma [name: ND 35 77]
Outer Sound [name centred ND 354 797]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheet ND37NW.
(Classified as motor fishing vessel: date pf loss cited as 12 Mat 1976). Tern: this vessel stranded on the NW corner of Stroma.
(Location of loss cited as N58 41.75 W3 7.5).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location of loss assigned to this record is essenrially tentative. The 'NW corner of Stroma' is equated with Swilkie Point, the N end of the island.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 April 2007.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 000944
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : DEAD
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 58.69583,-3.12500
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 58.69543,-3.12658
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Position Quality : Approximate
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 20
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : TERN
Type : M FISHING
Flag : BRITISH
Date Sunk : 12/05/1976
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1976
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **RAN ASHORE ON A ROCK. PUMP UNABLE TO COPE AND VESSEL SANK.
Surveying Details : **19.5.76 SANK NEAR NW CORNER OF STROMA. (LL 14.5.76). INS AS NDWPA IN 584145N, 030730W. BR STD.
**H2925/83 21.1.85 NOT FOUND, NOR REFERRED TO IN R OF S. (BUE SUBSEA, HI 204). DELETE. BR STD.
Chart Symbol : NDW PA
Date Last Amended : 20/02/2001