Maritime record 14179 - UNKNOWN: BUTT OF LEWIS, ATLANTIC
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| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
| Parish | MARITIME, Western Isles |
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NB56NW 8014 unlocated
NLO: Butt of Lewis [name: NB 519 665].
Stornoway, 17th Oct., a deck beam has washed on shore near the Butt of Lewis. It has the official number 73,922, and tonnage 436 11-100, marked thereon.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 19,810, London, Monday October 22 [1877].
NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 4684).
The map sheet assigned to this record is arbitrary, being derived solely from the location of discovery of the beam. It is unclear whether the parent vessel was lost in the Atlantic or within the North Minch. The loss may have occurred beyond Scottish waters.
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 30 June 2004.
REPORT DATE: 30/06/2004
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Record last edited
Jul 29 2005 12:00AM
