MHG54701 - Fridvalk: Wick Bay, North Sea
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- WRECK (19th Century - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
RCAHMS Canmore description:
ND35SE 8141 c. 376 506
N58 26.4 W3 4.1
NLO: North Head [name: ND 384 507]
Proudfoot [name: ND 382 508]
Wick Bay [name centred ND 376 506]
Wick [name: ND 362 508].
(Classified as schooner, with cargo of coal: date of loss cited as 16 October 1883). Fridvalk: this vessel stranded on the North side of Wick Bay.
Registration: Christiansand.
(Location of loss cited as N58 26.50 W3 4.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. That cited by Whittaker remains unverified. This vessel may have stranded on Proudfoot Rocks, around North Head.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 24 November 2010. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | ND 3759 5059 (point) Approximate. Point generated from 2011 NMRS download data |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND35SE |
| Geographical Area | MARITIME |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/307576/ (View RCAHMS Canmore record for this site)
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