| Akka |
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| Location |
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Place Name : Clyde Estuary |
Lat / Long : 55 ° 56 ' 45 '' - - 4 ° 54' 7'' - |
System used to obtain Long / Lat : unknown |
| OS Grid Ref - |
Square : 0 |
8 Figure : 0 |
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| Construction |
| Type : iron ore carrier |
Built : |
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Shipyard : Gotaverken, Sweden
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Hull material : steel |
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| Dimensions |
| Size : 5400 tonnes |
Length : 133 m |
Beam : 16.95 m |
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| History |
| Sunk : 1956 |
Cause : ran aground Gantock Rocks |
Date Found : 1956 |
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| Depth |
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Shallowest |
Deepest |
| Top : |
17 m |
0 m |
Deck :
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24 m |
0 m |
| Bed : |
30 m |
40 m |
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| Postition |
| Orientation : unknown |
Lying : unknown |
Condition : Unknown |
Seabed Type : Unknown
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Artifacts : |
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| Wreck Owner |
| Owner : - |
Access : public
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War Grave : Unknown |
Protected : Unknown |
| Restrictions : unknown |
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| When to Dive Best time to dive the wreck, relative to high wate |
| 0 - hours |
0 - minutes |
- - high water |
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| General Information : |
Small Boat Launching : |
Slip available at Inverkip Marina
Also Clyde Diving Charters, Inverkip
01475 522930
Time to site 25 mins.
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Notes : |
THE LARGEST DIVEABLE WRECK ON THE CLYDE.SHE IS COVERED IN PLUMOSE ANEMONAES AND DEAD MANS FINGERS.NO MATTER HOW OFTEN YOU DIVE THIS WRECK YOU WILL ALWAYS SEE SOMETHING NEW. |
References : |
Clyde Shipwrecks Moir/Crawford |
Link to More Info : |
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| Information Provided by : |
| Name : Drew Gallagher |
From a dive on : 0000-00-00 |
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| Supplementary Imformation |
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