Maritime record 13665 - GILSLAND: STORNOWAY HARBOUR ENTRANCE, LEWIS, NORTH MINCH

NB43SW 8036 c. 424 323
N58 12.3 W6 23.1

NLO: Stornoway [name: NB 425 330]
Cala Steornabhaigh [name centred NB 431 315].

Stornoway, 12th Nov., 11.20 a.m., the GILSLAND (barq.), captain Camp, from Cronstadt to Larne (wheat) came in here on 10th inst., and drove ashore last night from her anchors, in a gale of wind, making a good deal of water, and will probably become a total wreck.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,829, London, Tuesday November 13 1877.

Stornoway, 12th Nov., [Another tel.], the GILSLAND, Camp, from Cronstadt to Larne, which anchored at the mouth of this harbour on the evening of the 10th, and landed an Orkney pilot, drove ashore last night on a rocky reef under our battery during a severe gale yesterday from the S to SE, and has filled with water: crew landed safely this morning in the ship's boat.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,829, London, Tuesday November 13 1877.

Stornoway, 12th Nov., the GILSLAND, on shore under the battery, is much exposed to the sea, and is breaking up in her bottom, parts of her keel and planking having drifted on shore.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,832, London, Friday November 16 1877.

Stornoway, 15th Nov., the barque GILSLAND, of Shields, before reported ashore, is being dismantled, and her cargo (wheat) being (?will be) discharged into small craft when the weather, which still continues very severe, admits.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,835, London, Tuesday November 20 1877.

Glasgow, 28th Nov., a telegram from Stornoway yesterday states that: the discharge of the GILSLAND (barq.) had been stopped, the whole of the cargo in good order having been saved: it amounted to about 150 tons. The remaining cargo, upwards of 400 tons wheat, was considerably damaged, and had been sold for £105: a large quantity of it had been discharged that day. An attempt would be made to get the barque off, and repair her on the patent slip.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,844, London, Friday November 30 1877.

Glasgow, 18th Dec., the GILSLAND (barq.), of Shields, Camp, from Cronstadt to Larne, which stranded at Stornoway, 11th Nov., remains, though several attempts have been made to get her off: the hull and spars have been sold for £500.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,861, London, Thursday December 20 1877.

Stornoway, 29th Dec., the wheat salved from the barque GILSLAND, which is still on the strand, is being forwarded by the D. L . MACKENZIE to Larne.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,872, London, Thursday January 3 1878.

Stornoway, 28th Feb., the GILSLAND, before reported on shore, has been taken off the strand and removed further into the harbour, and will be placed on the patent slip for repairs at once if the weather will admit.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,918, London, Tuesday February 26 1878.

NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 4694).

The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), presumably on account of her successful recovery.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 25 October 2004.

REPORT DATE: 25/10/2004