What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hms Astronomer as Steamship (period Unassigned)-(1940). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
HMS Astronomer was a British Royal Navy steamship, likely a survey vessel, lost in 1940 during World War II. It sank in Scottish waters, with no specific details on casualties or cargo, though its presence reflects naval activity in the region during the early war period.
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