Evidence Of Loss

Date 1995

Event ID 588163

Category Recording

Type Evidence Of Loss

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/588163

Horizontal Datum = OGB

General water depth = 15

Circumstances of Loss Details

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The SHUNA was wrecked near Ardmore Point, Islay. The vessel, built in 1915 was owned at time of loss by Clydeside Ship Owners Co.

Source: letter from P L Sellars, 11 February 1975.

Surveying Details

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25 February 1975. The vessel was wrecked near Ardmore Point, Islay, at 55 38 58N, 006 02 22W. The machinery salvaged. The stern is intact, but the remainder has broken up. The seabed depth is about 15.2 metres, alongside a reef, and there is some wreckage on the reef.

Report by P L Sellars 11 February 1975.

NB: The site is not to be confused with another SHUNA lost nearby on 9 May 1913.

Hydrographic Office, 1995.