Maritime record MHG48403 - Caledonia: Atlantic

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Operational Area CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS

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NMRS Report: (28/04/2005)
NC87NW 8004 unlocated

NLO: Strathy Point [name: NC 827 699]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].

Thurso, 4th April. `It is reported that the CALEDONIA, of London, timber laden, from America, foundered some time ago near Strathy Head [Strathy Point], about 20 miles to the westward. Part of the stern of the vessel, and some of the cargo, have floated on shore.'
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 6315, London, Friday April 11 1828.
NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 6609).

(Classified as smack, with cargo of timber: date of loss as 17 March 1828). Caledonia: this vessel foundered near Strathy Head [Point].
Registration: Campbeltown. Built 1808. 44 tons burthern. Length: 15m. Beam: 6m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 38.0 W4 1.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.

The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. The port of registry cited by Whittaker remains unverified.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 29 April 2005.



Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 272059.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2009 3:19PM

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