MHG54728 - First: Wick Bay, North Sea

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Type and Period (1)

  • WRECK (19th Century - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

RCAHMS Canmore description:
ND35SE 8158 c. 376 506
N58 26.4 W3 4.1
NLO: Wick Bay [name centred ND 376 506]
Wick [name: ND 362 508].
(Classified as lugsail [lugger]: no cargo specified, but registration cited as WK 1, and date of loss as c. 1890). First: this vessel was wrecked in Wick Bay. Capt. Sinclair.
Registration: Wick.
(Location of loss cited as N58 26.33 W3 4.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
The vessel apparently stranded.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 26 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

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