Maritime record MWX2417 - Baron Garioch (Kirkstall)

The vessel lies in the general depth of 40 metres. (1) She was built in 1895 and was screw-driven, powered by a three-cylinder triple expansion engine. Two of her crew were lost (2) Ex-KIRKSTALL. (3)

She was torpedoed and sunk 5 miles south-east of Anvil Point by the German submarine UC-63... (4) The BARON GARIOCH was torpedoed by a submarine, two lives lost.(1)

Surveying History:
17-AUG-1981 Intensive search carried out for this wreck in an area of irregular contacts. Least echo sounder depth 36.5 in general depth 40m.(1) A glass oil lamp base and an inkwell base recovered from this wreck. (Droit A/1021).(7) 2 x 13lb shell cases recovered from this wreck. (Droit A/2686).(7) A pump and a brass box recovered from this wreck. (Droit A/3297)

Position 50 31.38N 1 45.85W taken from (15)

<1> United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1992, Hydrographic Office wreck index (Index). SWX4837.

<2> Larn, Richard, 1992, United Kingdom shipwreck index, Extracted 23 November 1992 (Index). SWX5030.

<3> Larn, R, and Larn, B, 1995, Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 6, Dorset (AJ) Vol 1 (Monograph). SWX4541.

<4> Tennant, A J, 1990, British Merchant Ships Sunk by U boats in the 1914-1918 War, p128 (Monograph). SWX4539.

<5> 1988, British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-18 and 1939-45, p71 (Monograph). SWX4538.

<6> 1990, Lloyds war losses, The First World War: Casualties to shipping through enemy causes 1914-1918, p180 (Index). SWX4540.

<7> 2001, Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Receiver of Wreck Amnesty (Index). SWX4542.

<8> Receiver of Wreck, Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/3297 (Unpublished document). SWX595.

<9> Receiver of Wreck, Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/2686 (Unpublished document). SWX537.

<10> Receiver of Wreck, Droit of the Receiver of Wreck 780/99 (Unpublished document). SWX211.

<11> Receiver of Wreck, Droit of the Receiver of wreck 318/00 (Unpublished document). SWX138.

<12> Receiver of Wreck, Droit of the Receiver of Wreck 278/00 (Unpublished document). SWX118.

<13> Receiver of Wreck, Droit of the Receiver of Wreck 040/01 (Unpublished document). SWX12.

<14> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, 031 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<15> Wendes, D, 2006, South Coast Shipwrecks off East Dorset & Wight 1870 - 1979 (Monograph). SDO10496.

<16> Cumming, E, The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory, 12 (Monograph). SDO16406.

Record last edited

Dec 2 2019 11:55AM