Maritime record MHG46416 - Susan: Ornsay, Sound Of Sleat
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 710 126 (20m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG71SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NMRS Report: (17/08/2005)
NG71SW 8004 c. 710 127
N57 8.9 W5 47.2
NLO: Ornsay [name centred NG 710 127]
Sound of Sleat [name centred NG 72 09].
Wrecked, 1 April 1850, SUSAN, Liverpool to Honeyburgh, cargo = salt, Isle of Orkney (Skye). Struck small island outside and sunk. Lloyds List 9 April 1850.
Source: PP British Sessional Papers. Admiralty Register of Wrecks and other Casualties on Shores of UK 1850 and 1851 (1852 (XLIX.503)).
NMRS, MS/829/67 (no. 142).
(Name cited as Susan and date of loss as 1 April 1850: no classification cited or suggested). This vessel struck a small rock outside Isle Oransay Hbr and sank.
I G Whittaker 1998.
The available information regarding the location of this wreck is confused. A location off Ornsay appears most probable, but the harbour is not indicated as such on the 1998 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 23 July 2003.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 247301.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jan 28 2009 3:19PM
