Numidian Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Numidian Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
58 53.657 N,2 53.906 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 0.1 m |
| Water Depth | 6 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | NUMIDIAN |
| Type | blockship |
| Flag | GB |
| Sonar Length | 103.8 |
| Sonar Width | 17 |
| Shadow Height | 6.4 |
| Orientation | 105 |
| Tonnage | 4836 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Dec 30, 1914 |
| Original Detection Year | 1914 |
| Last Detection Year | 2010 |
| Original Source | survey vessel |
| Surveying Details | H1752/20 14.6.20 STF SHOWN IN 585340N, 025345W, OR 064DEGS, 5.5C FROM SKAILDAQUAY PT, HEADING 337DEGS ON SURVEY [C8009]. INS STF, HEADING 337DEGS, 064DEGS, 5.5CABLES FROM SKAILDAQUAY PT. BR STD. H5550/23 18.10.23 STF, HEADING 228DEGS, 064DEGS, 6.4C FROM SKAILDAQUAY PT. (KHM SCAPA FLOW). GIVES POSN 585342.5N, 025353.5W. AMEND STF TO HEADING 228DEGS, 064DEGS, 6.4C FROM SKAILDAQUAY PT ON 3729, & INS LEGEND 'CHANNEL PARTLY BLOCKED' AT W END OF KIRK SOUND ON 2180. - NM 1647/23. H7308/56 13.5.59 INS CAUTION NOTE ON 35. - NM 1924/58. H2496/72 14.3.72 STATED TO LIE 338DEGS, 3400FT FROM LAMB HOLM TRIG STN (61). HULL FULL OF STONES AND ROCKS. NO SUPERSTRUCTURE. TOP OF HULL NEVER LESS THAN 4FT BELOW WATER & STRONG ENOUGH TO LAST MANY YEARS. LIES APPROX E/W TO E OF GAMBHIRA, BUT IN SAME LINE PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. (UNDERMARINE OPERATIONS, 5.3.72). INS DWP ON 35. BR STD. 18.8.92 NOW A COMPLETE JUMBLE OF WRECKAGE. HULL ALMOST COMPLETELY REMOVED. LIES ABOUT 60MTRS S OF NW SIDE OF BARRIER. WRECKAGE COVERED IN KELP. BETWEEN BARRIER & WK ARE HUGE 12MTR LONG CYLINDRICAL SHEER LEGS OF THE BLOCK-LIFTING MECHANISM, WHICH WAS USED TO LIFT THE CONCRETE BLOCKS OF THE BARRIER INTO PLACE, AND WERE DUMPED AFTER USE. MAIN WRECKAGE IS MADE UP OF LAYERS OF COLLAPSED PLATING LYING AROUND ON THE SEABED, & NOT HAVING A RECOGNISABLE SHIP'S FORM. THE STONE BLOCKS USED TO SINK THE BLOCKSHIPS ARE VISIBLE. MANY LARGE GIRDERS & SPARS JUT UP FROM WRECKAGE & ARE COVERED IN MARINE GROWTH. (DIVE SCAPA FLOW - R. MACDONALD, 1990). 4.2.05 COVERED BY LEGEND: 'OBSTNS - SEE NOTE'. SEE [1273]. 5.10.10 EXAM'D IN 5853.6569N, 0253.9079W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 0.17MTR. (FATHOMS LTD, POST SDC BATHY REPROCESSING). LIES 100/280 DEGS. LENGTH APPROX 100MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. SMALLER PORTION APPARENTLY LIES CLOSE ESE. AMEND OBSTN 0.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2022/000015410 8.4.22 EXAM'D BY BDC WRECK; LOCATED IN 5853.657N, 0253.910W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 0.58MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 6MTRS. LENGTH 103.8MTRS, WIDTH 17MTRS, HT 6.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 105/285DEGS. NFS. (ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL SURVEY, 12.10.2019, BDC H525.2(lite)). AMEND DW IN REVISED POSN RETAIN DEPTH 0.1MTRS. RSDRA2025000126343 09.04.25 WRECK LOCATED IN M/B DATASET 2023. LEAST M/B DEPTH 0.6MTRS. DEEPER THAN CHARTED. NFS. (ORKNEY ISLAND COUNCIL, M/B SURVEY, DTD 2023). RETAIN WRECK 0.1MTRS. |
| Last Amended Date | Jun 11, 2025 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1891 BY D & W HENDERSON & CO, GLASGOW. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. SUNK AS A BLOCKSHIP IN KIRK SOUND. SALVAGED FEB '24 BY EAST COAST SALVAGE CO. (WKS OF SCAPA FLOW & SIBI).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
58 53.657 N,2 53.906 W
Numidian on Wreck Map
Numidian Wreck on Google Map
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