Maritime record MHG50653 - Balzac: North Sea
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NE 87 67 (20m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NE86NE |
| Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
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Full Description
NMRS Report: (09/05/2007 13:59:59)
NE86NE 8001 c. 33 68
N58 36 W1 25
NLO: Duncansby Head [name: ND 406 733].
(Classified as steel armed merchant steamship, with cargo of coal: date of loss cited as 12 July 1917). Balzac: this vessel was torpedoed.
Registration: Christiania [Oslo]. Built 1913. 1720grt. Length: 80m. Beam: 12m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 36.0 W0 30.0)
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location of loss cited by Whittaker remains verified, and is about 148km E of Duncansby Head. It may alternatively fall within the quasi-administrative areas designated as Maritime - Orkney.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 9 May 2007
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 288493.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2009 3:19PM
