Loss

Date 22 November 1881

Event ID 582299

Category Documentary Reference

Type Loss

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22 November 1881, ARDENLEA, 22 yrs old, of Greenock, wooden barque, 1,217 tons, 15 crew, Master J. Gregory, Owner J. Brymner, Greenock, departed Greenock for Cardiff, in ballast, wind WSW10, stranded, total loss, Kirkfindlay Cove, near Toward Point, Argyllshire.

Source: PP Abstracts Returns of Wrecks and Casualties on Coasts of the UK 1881-82 (1883 [C.3487] LXIII.135).

Greenock, Nov. 24, 12.5 p.m., ARDENLEA lies on her broadside on a sandy beach about low watermark, nearly on her beam ends, mainmast over side taking head of foremast and breaking mizen topmast: water ebbs and flows into ship. Owner's representative arranged yesterday for salving spars and gear. Heavy gale. Impossible for salvors to do anything. [Record received impossible].

NMRS, MS/829/69 (no. 3225).

(Classified as wooden [full-rigged] ship, in ballast: date of loss cited as 22 November 1881). Arden Lea: this vessel stranded at Kirkfindlay Cove, near Toward Point. Capt. Gregory. (5/4/1880?)

Registration: Greenock. Built 1859. 1264grt. Length: 57m. Beam: 11m.

(Location of loss cited as N55 56.75 W4 58.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.