Aberdeenshire HER - NK14SW0164 - ZITELLA, LONG HAVEN BAY, BUCHAN NESS

Main Details

Primary Reference	NK14SW0164
Name	ZITELLA, LONG HAVEN BAY, BUCHAN NESS
NMRS Card No.	NK14SW8004
NMRS Numlink	101744
Site Form	Wreck Site
Site Condition	Unknown
Details	The steamship ZITELLA, under Captain Wilfred Martinson, carrying a cargo of iron ore from Narvik, Norway, to Middlesbrough was stranded on Kinnaird Rock in dense fog on the 6th February 1940, in Boddam Bay. The crew of 33 were all saved.
Last Update	05/05/2022

National Grid Reference: NK 1229 4032

Easting: 399900, Northing: 866600

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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Shape 2
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Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Modern (1900 - 2050)	A	100		1905		1905

Period Notes

Period Notes

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

Nationality	BRITAIN
Craft Type	Steamship
Departure Place	NARVIK, NORWAY
Destination	MIDDLESBROUGH
Manner of Loss	Stranded
Registration Place	LONDON
Associated Goods	IRON ORE
Construction Material
Tonnage	4254
Tonnage Unit	Gross Register
Depth	10m
Additional Info	Captain Wilfred Martinson. Dimensions: 113 x 15.6 x 7.6m. Built by Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Ltd., Burntisland. Owner: 'Z' S. S. Co. Ltd.