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Moonlight: Lower Loch Fyne, Firth Of Clyde
Steamship (20th Century)
Site Name Moonlight: Lower Loch Fyne, Firth Of Clyde
Classification Steamship (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Ormsa; 'approximately 0.5 Mile South Of Wee Skate Island'; Sgat Beag; Ardlamont Point, Kyles Of Bute; Outer Clyde Estuary; Moonlight (Ex. Ormsa)
Canmore ID 112352
Site Number NR96NW 8006
NGR NR 94 66
NGR Description NR c. 94 66
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Maritime - Argyll And Bute
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NR96NW 8006 c. 94 66
N55 51 W5 17
NLO: Ardlamont Point [name centred NR 989 637]
Kyles of Bute [name centred NS 040 730]
Loch Fyne [name centred NR 94 89].
Possibly on map sheet NR96NE.
Not to be confused with NR96NE 8003.
Formerly entered as NR87NE 8003 at cited location NR 8869 7630 [N55 56 W5 23] and as NR96SE 8001 at cited location NR c. 990 640 [N55 56 W5 23].
(Location of loss cited as 'Loch Fyne').
P Moir and I Crawford 1988.
(Location of loss cited as 'Lower Loch Fyne, Ardlamont Point').
R and B Larn 1998.
(Classified as steamship: no cargo specified, but former name cited as Ormsa and date of loss as 25 August 1948). Moonlight: this vessel foundered approximately 0.5 mile South of Wee Skate Island.
Registration: Greenock. Built 1913. 100grt. Length: 20m. Beam: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N55 50.50 W5 18.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Larn and Larn. That of Wee Skate Island cannot be ascertained from the available map evidence.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 23 August 2004.
(Re-entered as NR96NW 8006 at cited location NR c. 94 66 [N55 51 W5 17]). The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. The loss of this vessel may have occurred within the area of map sheet NR96NE.
Per contra the above, Wee Skate Island is probably to be equated with Sgat Beag [name: NR 942 665] off the SW side of the Cowal peninsula.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 27 November 2009.
Loss (25 August 1948)
(Location of loss cited as 'Loch Fyne').
P Moir and I Crawford 1988.
(Location of loss cited as 'Lower Loch Fyne, Ardlamont Point').
R and B Larn 1998.
(Classified as steamship: no cargo specified, but former name cited as Ormsa and date of loss as 25 August 1948). Moonlight: this vessel foundered approximately 0.5 mile South of Wee Skate Island.
Registration: Greenock. Built 1913. 100grt. Length: 20m. Beam: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N55 50.50 W5 18.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (23 August 2004)
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Larn and Larn. That of Wee Skate Island cannot be ascertained from the available map evidence.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 23 August 2004.
Note (27 November 2009)
(Re-entered as NR96NW 8006 at cited location NR c. 94 66 [N55 51 W5 17]). The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. The loss of this vessel may have occurred within the area of map sheet NR96NE.
Per contra the above, Wee Skate Island is probably to be equated with Sgat Beag [name: NR 942 665] off the SW side of the Cowal peninsula.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 27 November 2009.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 1079
Name : MOONLIGHT (EX. ORMSA)
Latitude : 555030
Longitude : 51800
Date Built : 1913
Registration : GREENOCK
Type : SS
Tonnage : 100
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 20
Beam : 5
Draught : 2m
Loss Day : 25
Loss Month : 8
Loss Year : 1948
Comment : Foundered approx 0.5 mile S of Wee Skate Island
Project (2013 - 2015)
Project SAMPHIRE was designed to bring professional marine archaeological expertise into local maritime communities. The central focus of the project was to record the unique knowledge of maritime cultural heritage sites on the seabed (and intertidal zone) that is held within local communities. This was done through a programme of face-to-face community engagement, allowing knowledge exchange in both directions. The reported sites were then investigated by the SAMPHIRE Project team with the maximum involvement of local community members at every level, including fieldwork and desk-based research. The project aimed to foster a wider understanding of and interest in local maritime heritage and to promote the stewardship of this valuable local resource.
