Archaeological remains associated with the loss of this vessel are not confirmed as present at this location, but may be in the vicinity.

Event and Historical Information:
The BANGARTH was a steel-hulled tug built by Alexander Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1951. Technical and configuration specifications are given as 231nt; 103ft 1in length x 27ft 8in depth x 11ft 8in breadth; screw propulsion powered by a single boiler linked to a triple expansion engine; official number 185421. At time of loss 23 October 1969, the vessel was owned by Rea Towing Company Ltd of Liverpool and registered at that port. The tug foundered in heavy weather some 4 miles off Strumble Head at coordinates 52 5N, 5 3 30W. However, nothing was located during area search by HMS WOODLARK in December 1971.

Sources include:

Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Lloyd's Register Casualty Returns, 1 October - 31 December 1969, p.51
Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping, 1 July 1961 - 30 June 1962, number 03367 in in B
SS Bangarth, Wreck Site EU
UK Hydrographic Office Wrecks and Obstructions Database. ? Crown Copyright and database rights. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office and the UK Hydrographic Office (www.ukho.gov.uk)

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, May 2010.

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