Maritime record MHG14751 - Winchester: Eilean a Chonnaidh, Cape Wrath
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 2018 5724 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC25NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NC25NW 8000 2018 5724
N 58 28 W 5 5
Formerly NC25NW 8461
Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = OGB
Circumstances of Loss Details
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The steam drifter WINCHESTER ran aground on rocks to the west of Cape Wrath. It slipped off and sank in deep water.
Source; Lloyds.
Surveying Details
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20 April 1933. A position of 58 28 00N, 005 05 00W is given.
Report by Royal Naval Shore Sig station Dunnet Head.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
Built by Dundee Ship Building Co, engine by A Shanks & Son, Abroath. One report puts her north of Eilean a Connaidh, while another suggests she went ashore half a mile north west of Loch Alsh.
Source; Baird 1995
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1942 Text/Publication/Volume: Baird, B. 1995. Shipwrecks of the West of Scotland. 261.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
