Maritime record MHG52176 - STAR OF THE SOUTH: ORONSAY, LOCH SUNART

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Location

Grid reference NM 59 59 (point)
Map sheet NM55NE
Geographical Area MARITIME

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

NM55NE 8002 c. 59 59
N56 40 W5 56
NLO: Oronsay [name cited NM 59 59]
Loch Sunart [name centred NM 75 60].
Possibly on map sheets NM56SE or NM55NE.
(Classified as yacht: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 31 July 1933). Star of the South: wreckage found on [the] Isle of Oronsay, Loch Sunart.
(Location of loss cited as N56 40.0 W6 0.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location and map sheet assigned to this record are essentially tentative. The vessel may have foundered offshore and the wreckage blown into the loch, although the relatively narrow entrance makes this appear improbable.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 April 2008. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 01/2009. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 293824.

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Record last edited

Mar 2 2009 12:57PM

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