Maritime record MHG46439 - Ariadne: Pennyland, Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 107 692 (20m by 20m)
Map sheet ND16NW
Operational Area CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS

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NMRS Report: (08/05/2007 12:48:58)
ND16NW 8028 c. 108 692
N58 36.1 W3 32.1

NLO: Thurso [name: ND 115 687]
Thurso Bay [name centred ND 115 699]
Pennyland [name centred ND 107 687]
Scrabster [name: ND 102 702]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].

Possibly on map sheet ND17SW.

27 April 1854, ARIADNE, schooner, Norway to Isle of Man, wind N force 7, stranded. At Thurso, on the rocks, having parted her chains. Crew saved. Lloyds List. Shipping and Mercantile Gazette.
Source: PP Admiralty Register of Wrecks and other Casualties on Shores of UK 1854 (1854-55 (75) XXXIV.359)

Thurso, 27th Apl. The ARIADNE (schr.), from Norway to Douglas, I.M., is on shore on the rocks below Penneylandhouse, having parted from her anchors and chains; crew saved; cargo expected to be saved.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 12,510, London, Monday May 1 1854.

NMRS, MS/829/67 (no. 526).

(Classified as schooner, with cargo of timber: date of loss of loss cited as 27 April 1854). Ariadne: this vessel stranded at Scrabster. Capt. Poustie. Registration: Douglas, Isle of Man.
(Location of loss cited as N58 36.67 W3 32.75).
I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 8 May 2007.



Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 249813.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2009 3:19PM

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