Bayern (Turrets & Wreckage) Wreck

Surveying Details

H8464/19 DWP (1919), LEAST DEPTH 8FMS, SHOWN IN 585356N, 031048W, ON SURVEY [C 7953]. INS AS DWP 8FMS (1919). BR STD. H6229/23 13.7.23 INS ON NE 3729. NM TO BRING SCALES INTO LINE. - NM BLOCK 1523/23. H5326/33 8.11.33 PROPOSED PURCHASE BY THE METAL INDUSTRY LTD. (CP14816/33). H5326/33 4.11.33 SALVAGE WORK TO COMMENCE. (CP23104/33). H8579/33 14.12.33 FIXED WHITE LT IN AIRLOCK ESTABLISHED. (KHM INVERGORDON). - TNM 1993/33. H5326/33 23.12.33 INFORMATION RE LT & SALVAGE WORK. (KHM INVERGORDON). - TNM 13/34. H6073/34 6.9.34 POSN NOW RECOMMENDED TO BE CHARTED AS FOUL ANCHORAGE. (KHM INVERGORDON). AMENDED TO FOUL ANCHORAGE. - NM 1506/34. H6073/34 13.9.34 BUOY LAID. (KHM INVERGORDON). - TNM ISSUED. H6924/34 9.4.35 LYING AT LYNESS AWAITING TOWAGE TO ROSYTH. (HMS SPEY, CP7152/35). H3348/35 7.9.35 NOTHING REMAINS AT BAYERN POSN EXCEPT TURRETS. LEAST DEPTH 90FT. (KHM, 3.9.35). TNM CANCELLED. H4682/75 30.4.81 LOCATED 3.8.78 IN 585356N, 031048W. 2 COMPLETE GUN TURRETS & BARBETTES FROM THE BAYERN, WHICH OVERTURNED ON BEING SALVAGED IN 1935, WITHIN ABOUT 30FT OF EACH OTHER. THEY STAND UPSIDE DOWN, BUT VERTICAL, ABOUT 25-30FT OFF SEABED IN GEN DEPTH 125FT. WHOLE AREA AROUND TURRETS LITTERED WITH SCRAP & CHAIN. (REPORTS ATTACHED TO DOFC/SE LOOSE MINUTE, N/CP53529/75, 15.1.78). BAYERN HAD 8 X 15 INCH GUNS IN TWIN TURRETS, POSSIBLE 2 MORE TURRETS MAY BE IN VICINITY. CHART AS OB PA 25MTRS. BR STD. H1310/85/10 14.3.85 DIVED ON IN 1984. FOUR COMPLETE TURRETS LOCATED, ALL COMPLETELY UPSIDE DOWN. THEY LIE WITHIN AN OVERALL DISTANCE OF ABOUT 80MTRS ON ROUGHLY E/W BEARING IN GOOD CONDITION. GUN BARRELS ARE BURIED. WITH EXTREME CARE ACCESS TO MAIN TURRET AREA, WHICH IS BELOW SEABED LEVEL, IS POSSIBLE. (B WINFIELD). NCA. H1310/86/20 7.8.86 SECOND PAIR OF TURRETS LOCATED UPSIDE DOWN IN 585401N, 031039W. (B WINFIELD, 26.7.86). NCA. SEP 2008/000060969 22.7.08 OBSTN 24MTRS IN 5853.921N, 0310.615W [WGD]. (ANGLIAN SOVERIGN M/B DATA, SCAPA FLOW 2008). CLEARLY FOUR TURRETS. AMEND OBSTN 24MTRS IN REVISED POSN. - NM 4577/08. 7.10.10 EXAM'D IN 5853.9206N, 0310.6132W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.68MTRS. (FATHOMS LTD, POST SDC BATHY REPROCESSING). NCA. RSDRA2025000126343 08.04.25 LOCATED IN M/B DATASET 2023; LEAST M/B DEPTH 34.32MTRS. DEEPER THAN CHARTED. (ORKNEY ISLAND COUNCIL, M/B SURVEY, DTD 2023). AMEND FA, RETAIN M/B DEPTH 24MTRS.