Maritime record MHG47908 - Venus: Pentland Firth

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Operational Area CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS

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Full Description

NMRS Report: (08/05/2007 16:48:04)
ND17SW 8035 unlocated

NLO: Thurso [name: ND 115 687]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].

The VENUS, Gaskin, from Narva to Liverpool, was totally lost, 21st ult., near Thurso, in Scotland.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 4211, London, Friday December 11 1801.
NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 5457).

(No classification or cargo specified: date of loss cited as 21 November 1801). Venus: this vessel was lost near Thurso. Capt. Gaskin.
(Location of loss cited as N58 36 W3 32).
I G Whittaker 1998.

The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 1 March 2004.



Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 270363.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2009 3:19PM

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