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Stjernvik [possibly]: Fidra, Firth of Forth

Craft (20th Century), Ship (20th Century)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stjernvik [possibly]: Fidra, Firth of Forth as Craft (20th Century), Ship (20th Century). 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.
The *Stjernvik* was a 20th-century coaster that was lost in 1940 near Fidra in the Firth of Forth during World War II; it was struck by a torpedo from a German U-boat, resulting in the loss of all 36 crew members. The wreck is of historical significance as one of several Allied vessels sunk in the Firth of Forth during the war, highlighting the vulnerability of coastal shipping to submarine attacks.

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