The History Book

The Wrecks of Liverpool Bay

Ship Name: BLAIRNEVISShip Type: Ship Flag: BRITISH
Ship Tonnage: 4156Ship Port: Ship Number:
Ship Call: Ship Length: Ship Width:
Ship Draught: Ship Year: Ship Builder:
Ship Init Owner: Ship Engine: Engine Builder:
Ship Boiler: Boiler Builder: Updated:
Wreck Name: BLAIRNEVISLocation: West of Western Light Vessel
Northerly: N 53 32 11.00Westerly: W 003 11 33.00
Position Acc: Wreck Date: 13/02/1945
Wreck Cargo: IRON OREWreck Master: Name of last master unknown.
Wreck File: MDHB/MS/4/2/215Wreck Card I D: MDHB/MS/4/3/1/45
Wreck Card Image: MDHBWK045Dec Lat: 53.536388888889
Dec Long: -3.1925wreckcol:
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Ref Title: Circumstances of loss MDHB/MS/4/3/1/45Ref Note: COLLIDED WITH HMS ORKNEY AN EFFORT WAS MADE TO BEACH VESSEL WHICH BECAME GROUNDED SALVAGE CONSIDERED IMPOSSIBLE VESSEL WRITTEN OFF CARGO MAY HAVE BEEN SALVAGED (TEL COM MOT WAR RISK WKS 27.9.68)
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Ref Title: Survey Notes MDHB/MS/4/3/1/45Ref Note: H3347/58 16.3.58 ORIGINAL POSN 533206N 031138W AMENDED TO 533211N 031133W (MERSEY BD K1720) SALVAGE ASSN MAY BE ABLE TO HELP WITH REGARDS TO PURCHASE SALVAGE ETC (TEL COM MOT MAR RISK WKS 27.9.68) 24.4.73 (INFO FROM LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS)AMMUNITION BOATS & SMALL EQUIPMENT REMOVED 21.6.45 VISITED AT LW 24FT TIDE POOP AWASH FORECASTLE TOP RAIL AWASH SHELL PLATING ON STBD SIDE FROM FIDDLEY TO UNDER BRIDGE GONE UPPER DECK IN WAY OF NO.3 HATCH GONE BRIDGE HOUSES PARTLY GONE APPARENTLY SEA DAMAGE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE GOING DOWN AMIDSHIPS MAY 1946 VISITED VESSEL HAS SETTLED FURTHER AT THE ENDS & SEA DAMAGE AMIDSHIPS CONSIDERABLE MORE EXTENSIVE, PARTICULARLY IN WAY OF ENGINE-ROOM HT UNKNOWN ABOVE LBD POSN 533210N 031132W
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