| Iona |
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| Location |
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Place Name : Clyde Estuary |
Lat / Long : 56 ° 1 ' 22 '' North - 4 ° 47' 19'' West |
System used to obtain Long / Lat : GPS |
| OS Grid Ref - |
Square : 0 |
8 Figure : 0 |
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| Construction |
| Type : light cargo |
Built : 1855 |
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Shipyard : Thomson's Glasgow
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Hull material : iron |
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| Dimensions |
| Size : 124 tonnes |
Length : 67 m |
Beam : 6 m |
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| History |
| Sunk : 1862 |
Cause : collision with another vessel |
Date Found : 1862 |
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| Depth |
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Shallowest |
Deepest |
| Top : |
0 m |
0 m |
Deck :
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28 m |
0 m |
| Bed : |
29 m |
0 m |
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| Postition |
| Orientation : SSW |
Lying : Upright |
Condition : Scattered pieces |
Seabed Type : Sand
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Artifacts : |
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| Wreck Owner |
| Owner : - |
Access : unknown
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War Grave : Unknown |
Protected : Unknown |
| Restrictions : Notify Estuary Control on VHF 12 or 16 |
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| When to Dive Best time to dive the wreck, relative to high wate |
| 0 - hours |
30 - minutes |
Before - high water |
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| General Information : |
Small Boat Launching : |
Cove Road, Gourock |
Notes : |
A SILTY SITE IN THE CENTRE OF THE NARROWING CHANNEL- NOTIFY ESTUARY CONTROL OF INTENTIONS. BEST DIVED AT HIGH WATER SLACK FOR BEST VISIBILITY 1-2M. NO PROMINENT FEATURES.
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References : |
Clyde Shipwrecks - see Underwater Bookshop |
Link to More Info : |
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| Information Provided by : |
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From a dive on : 1998.11.01 |
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| Supplementary Imformation |
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