MHG47684 - Guiding Star: Helmsdale, North Sea
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (Undated)
- SCHOONER (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (01/11/2004)
ND01NW 8011 c. 02 15
N58 7 W3 40
NLO: Helmsdale [name: ND 028 153].
Possibly on map sheet ND01SW.
Wick, Nov. 19, 3 p.m., GUIDING STAR schooner, cargo lime, on shore 17th at Helmsdale, making water: cargo being discharged.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 20,457, London, Thursday November 20 1879.
Wick, Nov. 22, GUIDING STAR now in Helmsdale harbour, with damage to hull: part cargo jettisoned. [Record received incomplete].
NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 4876).
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), presumably on account of her successful recovery.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 1 November 2004.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 02 15 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND01NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/267645 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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