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Reference

Date 19 April 2012

Event ID 936252

Category Documentary Reference

Type Reference

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/936252

UKHO Identifier : 000923

Feature Class : Wreck

State : LIVE

Classification : Unclassified

Position (Lat/long) : 58.64333,-3.02222

Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)

WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 58.64294,-3.02381

WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)

Previous Position : 58.60833,-3.02167

Position Quality : Unreliable

Depth Quality : Depth unknown

Water Depth : 2

Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide

Name : THYRA

Type : SS

Flag : NORWAY

Length : 103.3

Beam : 14.6

Draught : 8.8

Tonnage : 3742

Tonnage Type : Gross

Cargo : GENERAL

Date Sunk : 11/06/1914

Contact Description : Entire wreck

Original Sensor : Reported Sinking

Original Detection Year : 1914

Original Source : Other

Circumstances of Loss : **BUILT IN 1899 BY OSBOURNE, GRAHAM & CO, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY INTSK DMPS, THYRA'S REDEN. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 300NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY BLAIR & CO LTD, STOCKTON-ON-TEES. PASSAGE DUNDEE FOR NEW YORK. STRANDED AND BECAME A TOTAL LOSS. (SIBI).

Surveying Details : **RAN ASHORE AT DUNCANSBY HD AND BECAME TOTAL LOSS. (LL). POSN 583036N, 030120W FOR FILING ONLY.

Charting Comments : POSN FOR FILING ONLY

Date Last Amended : 31/01/2005

Date Position Last Amended : 31/01/2005

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