HMT STRATHGARRY
HMT Strathgarry. (No 5) 06/07/1915
Displacement: 202 grt.
Length: 38 m. Beam: 7 m. Draught: 4 m.
Propulsion: 1 x 3-cyl. Triple expansion engine, 1 boiler, 1 screw.
Complement: officers and men.
Armament:
Displacement: 202 grt.
Length: 38 m. Beam: 7 m. Draught: 4 m.
Propulsion: 1 x 3-cyl. Triple expansion engine, 1 boiler, 1 screw.
Complement: officers and men.
Armament:
Steel trawler Strathgarry was built by Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd., Aberdeen in 1906 and registered in Aberdeen with the Aberdeen Steam Trawling And Fishing Co as A97.
In 1915 Strathgarry was taken over by the Admiralty as a Boom Defence boat as HMT Strathgarry (Admiralty No.5).
HMT Strathgarry was sunk in a collision with the battleship HMS Monarch at the boom in Hoxa Sound at 3.30 am on 6 July 1915 when the 2nd Battle Squadron were returning to the anchorage in Scapa Flow. Some reports say one crew member was drowned. Research is underway.
The Wreck Today.
HMT Strathgarry has the UKHO Wreck Card 980. The wreck was first located by ''Hunting Surveys'' in 1974.
The wreck was further investigated in 1975 by HMS Herald by side scan sonar and sweep was deployed and did not snag the wreck when set to a depth of 33m. HMS Herald recorded an echo sounder depth over wreck of 49.4m in a seabed depth of 55m. The wreck was recorded orientated 100/280 deg with slight scouring to the north east.
The wreck of HMT Strathgarry lies in position 58°49,692'N 03°03,028'W in approximately 57m of water.
The wreck was further investigated in 1975 by HMS Herald by side scan sonar and sweep was deployed and did not snag the wreck when set to a depth of 33m. HMS Herald recorded an echo sounder depth over wreck of 49.4m in a seabed depth of 55m. The wreck was recorded orientated 100/280 deg with slight scouring to the north east.
The wreck of HMT Strathgarry lies in position 58°49,692'N 03°03,028'W in approximately 57m of water.
HMT Strathgarry. Wayne Allen.
