Maritime record 2243 - BRIGADIER: DUNCAN ROCK, SOUND OF HARRIS

NG08SW 8000 0452 8238
N 57 44.0333 W 6 57.9167

FORMERLY NG08SW 9542

Quality of fix = E
Horizontal Datum = OGB

Circumstances of Loss Details
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The paddle steamer BRIGADIER was one of MacBraynes passenger ferries, built in 1859. The vessel struck Duncan Rock.

Surveying Details
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23 Augsut 1979. The wreck lies on the NE side of Duncan Rock in a general depth of 14 metres. It is well broken up. The boiler remains intact and large pieces of wreckage are identifiable. It lies within large rock gullies and nothing projects above the surrounding rocks.
Report by RAF Coningsby Sub Aqua Club, 1979.

1 February 1988. The wreckage is covered with growth and spread over a large area. Large pieces of wreckage, including the boiler and paddle wheel coaming, are visible. Most of the hull protrudes less than 1 metre above the seabed.
Report by R. Banks, RAF Abingdon, 18 December 1987.

Hydrographic Office, 1995.