Maritime record MHG24122 - Majorka: The Minch

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Grid reference Centred NC 0851 5779 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC05NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish EDDRACHILLIS

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See also NB16NW0002 for an alternative location for the Majorka
JHooper, 18/9/2002
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NC05NE 8000 0852 5779
N 58 28 W 5 17

Formerly NC05NE 8409

Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = UND

Circumstances of Loss Details
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The sailing vessel MAJORKA was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine.

Hydrographic Office, 1995.

Wreck lies orientated WNW/ESE in 50m, and stands 3.75m of the seabed.
Source; Baird 1995.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Baird, B. 1995. Shipwrecks of the West of Scotland. 261.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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