Maritime record MHG27567 - Logan: Lochaline Pier, Sound of Mull

Summary

The wreck of the Puffer "Logan", lost on 15 December 1961 en route from Troon to Skye.

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Grid reference Centred NM 6722 4406 (46m by 31m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NM64SE
Old County ARGYLL
Civil Parish MORVERN
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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NM64SE 8006 6741 4416
N56 31.9 W5 46.9

Formerly NM64SE 9060

LOGAN, sank 100 yards off Lochaline Pier.
Source; Baird 1995 <1>

This wreck was recorded during remote sensing surveys in 2003 and has been verified by divers as the "Logan". From the multibeam sonar images the wreck mound has a maximum width of 8.6m and a maximum length of 19.19m. <2><3>

Further information is available in the RCAHMS's Canmore database. <4>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Text/Publication/Volume: Baird, B. 1995. Shipwrecks of the West of Scotland. 261.
  • <2> Text/Publication/Monograph: Robertson, P (ed). 2007. The Sound of Mull Archaeological Project (SOMAP) 1994-2005, BAR British Series 453. Nautical Archaeology Society. Paper (Original). p 25.
  • <3> Interactive Resource: Robertson, P. 2007. The Sound of Mull Archaeological Project (SOMAP) 1994-2005, BAR British Series 453. Nautical Archaeology Society. CD.
  • <4> Interactive Resource/Online Database: RCAHMS. Canmore, online database of the Royal Commission for the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS).

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Record last edited

Feb 9 2011 11:23AM

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