Maritime record 14072 - CUPIDO: CAOLAS STOCINIS, LOCH STOCINIS, HARRIS, LITTLE MINCH

NG19SW 8002 c. 132 911
N57 49.1 W6 49.8

NLO: Caolas Stocinis [name: NG 132 911]
Eilean Stocinis [name centred NG 137 899]
Loch Stocinis [name centred NG 129 914].

Possibly on map sheet NG18NW.

18 May 1884, CUPIDO, 3 yrs old, of Sweden, Bureau Veritas, 3/3, G.1.1., for 10 yrs from 9.81, wooden schooner, 129 tons, 6 crew, Master C. Lindquist, Owner G. Grevilli, Mariestad, Sweden, departed Malmo for Campbeltown, carrying barley and one passenger, 2 lives lost (master and passenger), wind squally, stranded, total loss, Island of Harris, Western Hebrides.
Source: PP Abstracts Returns of Wrecks and Casualties on Coasts of the UK 1883-84 (1884-85 [C.4493] LXX.421).

CUPIDO. Glasgow, May 21, 9 35 a.m. The brigantine CUPIDO, of Gothenburg, Captain Lindquist, from Malmo for Campbeltown, capsized 18th inst., off island of Skye. Captain and wife drowned: rest of crew saved and landed in Glasgow. Consul took charge of them.
Source: Casualties &c., LL, No. 21,858, London, Thursday May 22 1884.

Stornoway, May 23, 11 47 a.m. A schooner is ashore at Kylestockinsh: derelict vessel reported, almost bottom up, no trace of crew. Have sent agent to endeavour to identify.
Source: Miscellaneous, LL, No. 21,860, London, Saturday May 24 1884.

CUPIDO. Tarbet, Harris, May 24, 8 a.m. Vessel stranded at Kylis Stockinish has been identified through papers washed ashore, as the CUPIDO, of Vesterlanda, cargo barley, from Malmo for Campbeltown. No trace of crew. Will report further on seeing vessel's condition at low water to-day.
Source: Casualties &c., LL, No. 21,861, London, Monday May 26 1884.

CUPIDO. Stornoway, May 26, 2 55 p.m. The CUPIDO lies stranded, bottom up, completely dismasted: part sails and rigging salved: hull seriously damaged: position exposed: weather favourable for salving.
Source: Casualties &c., LL, No. 21,862, London, Tuesday May 27 1884.

NMRS, MS/829/69 (no. 3489).

(Classified as wooden schooner, with cargo of barley: date of loss cited as 18 May 18840. This vessel stranded in Loch Stockinish [Stocinis], Harris. Capt. Lindquist.
I G Whittaker 1998.

REPORT DATE: 30/06/2004