Aberdeenshire HER - NK14NW0379 - RESMILO, PETERHEAD BAY

Main Details

Primary Reference	NK14NW0379
Name	RESMILO, PETERHEAD BAY
NMRS Card No.	NK14NW8305
NMRS Numlink	208455
Site Form	Wreck Site
Site Condition	Unknown
Details	HMT RESMILO, a mine sweeper trawler, under Captain R. D. Stephen, RNR, was sunk by German aircraft in Peterhead Bay, at the end of the South Breakwater, on the 20th June 1941. The Peterhead lifeboat saved the crew of 24. She had been taken over by the Admiralty in September 1940. The RESMILO had also served during World War I.
Last Update	27/09/2017

National Grid Reference: NK 1336 4500

Easting: 387300, Northing: 786600

Compiler	MAR
Date of Compilation	31/12/2016

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
SHIPWRECKS		SITE OF	A	100

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National Status

Regional Status

Photo Details

Bibliographic Detail

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Maritime Aberdeenshire
Positional Accuracy	Location only
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Automated
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Point

Environment

Constraints	No access.
Altitude	0
Geology
Topography	Sea
Aspect 1
Aspect 2
Current Land Use
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

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Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
World War 2 (1939 - 1945)	A	100		1905		1905

Period Notes

Period Notes

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

Nationality	BRITAIN
Craft Type	Steam Trawler
Departure Place
Destination
Manner of Loss	Sunk
Registration Place	GRIMSBY
Associated Goods
Construction Material	Steel
Tonnage	258
Tonnage Unit	Gross Register
Depth
Additional Info	Length: 37m. Beam: 7m. Built in 1917 by Cook, Welton and Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.). Armament: 1 12pdr AA gun.