Loss

Date 2 October 1862

Event ID 568524

Category Documentary Reference

Type Loss

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Glasgow, 3rd Oct. The IONA (s), sunk off Gourock last night by collision with the CHANTICLEER (s): no lives lost.

Source: LL, No. 15,130, London, Friday, October 3 1862.

Greenock, 2nd Oct. Part of the wreck of the IONA (s), which sunk after collision below this place last night, has washed ashore at Kilcreggan.

Source: LL, No. 15,131, London, Saturday, October 4 1862.

Greenock, 9th Oct. The IONA (s), which sunk off Gourock 2nd Oct., after collision, belonged to Glasgow, and was bound from hence to Nassau, N.P., Capper, master. She was in ballast at the time.

Source: LL, No. 15,136, London, Friday, October 10 1862.

Glasgow, 14th Oct. The CHANTICLEER (s.s.), Brown, which was in contact off IONA (s), was bound down the Gourock, 2nd Oct., with the Clyde on a trial trip: after the collision she proceeded on to Bowling with her port bow stove and about 10 feet water in her fore compartment.

Source: LL, No. 15,141, London, Thursday, October 16 1862.

NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 10257).

(Classified as iron paddle steamship: date of loss cited as 2 October 1862). Iona: this vessel was in collision and sank off Gourock Bay (Chanticleer). Capt. Capper.

Registration: Glasgow. Built 1855. 174grt. Length: 68m. Beam: 8m.

(Location of loss cited as N55 58.07 W4 47.07).

I G Whittaker 1998.