Aberdeenshire HER - NK16NW0018 - CAPE YORK II, NORTH SEA

Main Details

Primary Reference	NK16NW0018
Name	CAPE YORK II, NORTH SEA
NMRS Card No.	NK16NW8024
NMRS Numlink	196096
Site Form	Wreck Site
Site Condition	Unknown
Details	The steel motor ship CAPE YORK II was attacked by aerial torpedo off Peterhead and sank the following day, on the 27th August 1940, under tow off Rattray Head.
Last Update	05/05/2022

National Grid Reference: NK 1464 6643

Easting: 0, Northing: 0

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
World War 2 (1939 - 1945)	A	100		1905		1905

Period Notes

Period Notes

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

Nationality	BRITAIN
Craft Type	Motor Ship
Departure Place
Destination
Manner of Loss	Torpedoed
Registration Place	GLASGOW
Associated Goods
Construction Material	Steel
Tonnage	5027
Tonnage Unit	Gross Register
Depth
Additional Info	Length: 123m. Beam: 16m. Builder: Lithgows Ltd., Glasgow. Engine by: Hawthorn Leslie and Co. Ltd. - R and W Hawthorn, Hebburn-On-Tyne. Owner: Lyle Shipping Co. - The Cape Steam Shipping Co., Glasgow