Maritime record 14055 - CENTURION: HASKEIR ISLAND, ATLANTIC
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | NF 615 820 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF68SW |
| Parish | MARITIME, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NF68SW 8001 c. 615 820
N57 42 W7 41
Formerly entered as NF86NW 8007 (unlocated).
NLO: Haskeir Island (Eilean Hasgeir) [name: NF 615 820].
The CENTURION, Moncur, from Pictou to Leith, is lost near the island of North Uist. Crew saved.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 4832, London, Friday December 24 1813.
NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 5789).
(Classified as brig, with cargo of timber: date of loss cited as December 1813). Centurion: this vessel was wrecked on Heisker, off North Uist. Capt. Moncur. Registration: Aberdeen.
(Location of loss cited as N57 42 W7 40).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The classification and cargo cited by Whittaker remain unverified.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 26 November 2004.
REPORT DATE: 16/02/2005
Sources/Archives (0)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jul 29 2005 12:00AM
