Maritime record 13757 - CATHERINE AND MARY: LOCH SGIOPOIRT, SOUTH UIST, SEA OF THE HEBRIDES

NF83NW 8004 c. 83 38
N57 19 W7 16

NLO: Loch Sgiopoirt [name centred NF 942 388]
Stornoway [name: NB 425 330].

Possibly on map sheet NF83NE.

North Uist, 9th Dec. The CATHERINE & MARY (schr.), Thomas, from Stettin to Drogheda, with wheat, came to anchor in Loch Skipport, South Uist, 4th Dec., and has since driven ashore and become a total wreck.
Source: LL, No. 15,502, London, Wednesday, December 16 1863.

Balranald, N. Uist, 19th Dec. A small portion of the wheat, much damaged, has been saved and sold ex CATHERINE & MARY, Williams, from Stettin to Drogheda, reported 9th Dec., wrecked at Loch Skipport.
Source: LL, No. 15,515, London, Friday, January 1 1864.

NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 10521).

(Classified as schooner, with cargo of wheat: date of loss cited as 4 December 1863). This vessel was wrecked in Loch Skipport [Loch Sgiopoirt], South Uist. Capt. Thomas.
I G Whittaker 1998.

REPORT DATE: 19/05/2004