Maritime record MHG52247 - SHAMROCK: ATLANTIC
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | SV 00 00 |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SV00SW |
| Geographical Area | MARITIME |
Map
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Full Description
NC27NW 8001 unlocated
NLO: Cape Wrath [name: ND 256 750]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
(Classified as Smack: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 20 October 1845). Shamrock: this vessel was wrecked near Cape Wrath. Capt. Fortray.
Registration: Wigtown. Built 1819. 32 tons burthern. Length: 12m. Beam: 4m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 38.0 W5 0.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. This falls immediately NW of Cape Wrath.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 23 June 2008. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24110 Dataset: RCAHMS. 01/2009. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 294914.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 2 2009 12:57PM
