Maritime record 14127 - DEMOKRATEN: BOWDEARG, SOUTH UIST
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| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
| Parish | MARITIME, Western Isles |
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NF73SE 8001 unlocated
17 August 1891. DEMOKRATEN. 36 years, of Norway. Wood schooner. 93 ton. 5 men. Master Niel. Owner J.L. Ebbestad & Co., Drammen, Norway. Irvine to Svelvig, Norway. Coal. Wind SE6. Bowdearg, S. Uist.
Source: PP Abstracts of Shipping Casualties on Coasts, or in Rivers and Harbours of the UK July 1891-92 (1893-94 [C.7069] LXXX.711).
NMRS, MS/829/68 (no. 1345).
(Classified as wooden schooner, with cargo of coal: date of loss cited as 17 August 1891). This vessel stranded at Bowdearg, South Uist.
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is arbitrary. Bowdearg is not noted as such on the 1997 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map and its location cannot be established from the available map evidence. It is unclear whether the loss occurred on the W or or the E side of the island.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 11 November 2003.
REPORT DATE: 11/11/2003
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Record last edited
Jul 29 2005 12:00AM
