Lohada Or Lowlander Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Lohada or lowlander Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		56 36.892 N,6 2.471 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 56.614867
  • Longitude: -6.041183
Wreck Depth 9.1 m
Water Depth 14 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name LOHADA OR LOWLANDER
Sonar Length 65
Sonar Width 15
Shadow Height 7.2
Orientation 120
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Rock
Original Detection Year 1981
Last Detection Year 2011
Original Source diver
Surveying Details 5.1.81 5.1.81 WK, CLIPPER BUILT, STEEL HULL, WOODEN DECK (200FT X 22FT), LOCATED BY DIVERS IN 563702N, 060235W USING TRANSITS. STANDS 12FT OFF BOTTOM ON EVEN KEEL ON AN U/W CLIFF. LEAST DEPTH OVER 60FT. (J BENNETT, TELECON 19.11.80). NCA YET. PLOTS ON COASTLINE ON 2474. AWAIT FURTHER. H1310/81 15.1.81 H1310/81 15.1.81 POSSIBLY THE LOHADA. WK OF A MOTOR LAUNCH LIES OPPOSITE SLIPWAY ASTERN OF MAIN WK. (J BENNETT, 10.12.80) 15.1.82 15.1.82 DESCRIBED AS IRON OR STEEL PADDLE STEAMER, LYING UPRIGHT, HULL INTACT BUT WITH ROTTEN DECK. STANDING 6MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. SHOWN IN 563656N, 060228W [OGB] ON CHARTLET IN BSAC WK REGISTER, VOL 4. INS AS NDW. BR STD. H5249/76 11.2.82 H5249/76 11.2.82 HULL UPRIGHT IN ONE PIECE, DECKING AFT OF F'C'SLE ALL DISAPPEARED. WRECKAGE ALL AROUND HULL. INTACT CLIPPER BOW WITH HANGING ANCHOR. STANDS 5-8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15-23MTRS. LIES VERY CLOSE TO U/WATER CLIFF, 20MTRS HIGH, CLOSE NE. (M DAVIDSON, REPORT IN W E BUTLANDS LTR DTD 24.1.82). H5249/76 28.10.82 H5249/76 28.10.82 WK HAS NO ENGINE, BOILER OR PADDLEWHEEL AMIDSHIPS, BUT REMAINS OF MACHINERY IN AFTER SECTION. THOUGHT TO BE THE PELICAN, A FULLY RIGGED SCREW STEAMER, OWNED BY DAVID MACBRAYNE AND ENDED AS COAL HULK. (A HARDWICK, REPORT IN W E BUTLANDS LTR DTD 4.10.82) H1310/83/9 3.2.83 H1310/83/9 3.2.83 POSN ESTIMATED TO BE 563656N, 060226W [OGB]. (A. JENNIONS, 18.1.83). NCA. H1270/79 3.5.84 H1270/79 3.5.84 INS ON 2474 [TOBERMORY HBR]. - NM 1316/84. 22.1.92 22.1.92 WK, WHICH WAS USED AS A COAL HULK BY CALEDONIAN MACBRAYNE LIES UPRIGHT IN CALVE SOUND, IMMEDIATELY OFFSHORE IN 20MTRS OF WATER OFF SLIP SERVING CROFT HOUSE. HULL INTACT WITH CLIPPER BOW MOST NOTABLE SIGHT. (DIVE N.W. SCOTLAND, PUBLISHED 1985). 14.4.08 14.4.08 EUT POSN: 5636.922N, 0602.530W. NE 2474. 28.7.08 28.7.08 WRECK IN THIS POSN IS KNOWN LOCALLY AS LOHADA, POSSIBLY A PHONETIC CORRUPTION OF LOWLANDER. PELICAN, ALSO KNOWN AS ANNA BHAN, IS BELIEVED TO BE CLOSE N [SEE 2680]. (SHIPWRECKS OF W SCOTLAND PUBLISHED 1995). NCA. 12.3.12 12.3.12 LOCATED 31.10.11 IN 5636.892N, 0602.471W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.19 IN GEN DEPTH 14.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 65MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HT 7.2MTRS. LIES 120/300 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. STERN PARTLY DISINTEGRATED AND SUNK INTO THE SEABED. (NETSURVEY, HI 1364). INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS SE. AMEND WK 9.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Last Amended Date Mar 12, 2012

General Comments

INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS SE, STERN COLLAPSED

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 56 36.892 N,6 2.471 W
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FAQ

Where is the LOHADA OR LOWLANDER wreck located?

The LOHADA OR LOWLANDER wreck is located at coordinates 56 36.892 N,6 2.471 W.

How deep is the LOHADA OR LOWLANDER and where exactly is it located?

The LOHADA OR LOWLANDER lies at a depth of about 9.1 meters and is located at coordinates 56 36.892 N,6 2.471 W.

How deep is the seabed around the LOHADA OR LOWLANDER?

The seabed around the LOHADA OR LOWLANDER lies at approximately 14 meters deep.

When was the wreck of the LOHADA OR LOWLANDER discovered?

The wreck of the LOHADA OR LOWLANDER was discovered in 1981.

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