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MHG52131 - ALBERTINE: KYLE RHEA

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NG72SE 8012 c. 79 22
N57 14 W5 40
NLO: Kyle Rhea [name centred NG 795 225]
Loch Alsh [name centred NG 80 25]
Skye [name centred NG 45 35].
Possibly on map sheet NG71NE, NG81NW or NG82SW.
(Classified as Yacht: date of loss cited as 9 August 1873). Albertine: this vessel stranded on a rock at Kyle Rhea. Hull sold 3 September. Possibly all gone.
Registration: Portsmouth. 92grt. Length: 30m. Beam: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 15.0 W5 40.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. It remains uncertain on which side of the sound the vessel stranded. The unverified location that is cited by Whittaker falls inland.
It also remains uncertain whether the vessel was sail- or steam-propelled.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 15 August 2008. <1>

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Grid reference	NG 7900 2200 (point)
Map sheet	NG72SE
Geographical Area	MARITIME

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