Maritime record MHG47177 - Kensington: Kyle Akin, Loch Alsh
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 75 26 (20m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG72NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NMRS Report: (05/04/2004)
NG72NE 8013 c. 75 26
N57 16 W5 44
Possibly on map sheet NG72NW.
NLO: Kyle of Lochalsh [name: NG 762 272]
Kyleakin [name: NG 754 263]
Loch Alsh [name centred NG 80 25]
Kyle Akin [name centred NG 758 268].
26 November 1874, KENSINGTON, 14 yrs old, of Whitehaven, wooden brigantine, 152 tons, 7 crew, Master W. R. Davis, Owner D. Borrodale, departed Skelleftea for Whitehaven, carrying wood, wind SW5, stranded, S. side of Kyleakin Sound.
Source: PP Abstracts Returns of Wrecks and Casualties on Coasts of the UK 1874 - 75 (1875 [C.1341] LXX.501).
NMRS, MS/829/69 (no. 2512).
The loss of this is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), suggesting that she was refloated.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 5 April 2004.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 256412.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2009 3:19PM
