MHG50647 - Astrea: Pentland Firth
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (Undated)
- BRIG (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (09/05/2007 10:16:06)
ND16NW 8073 unlocated
NLO: Thurso [name: ND 115 685]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
(Classified as brig: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 8 February 1836). Astrea: this vessel was abandoned in the Pentland Firth, and brought to Thurso. Hull and materials for sale. Registration: Apenrade [Schleswig].
(Location of loss cited as N58 36.0 W3 30.5).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet and quasi-administrative area assigned to this record are essentially arbitrary. The vessel may have been abandoned within the area designated as Maritime - Orkney.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 9 May 2007.
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Map
No mapped location recorded.
Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
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| Map sheet | Not recorded |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/288475 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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