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Reference

Date 19 April 2012

Event ID 936431

Category Documentary Reference

Type Reference

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/936431

UKHO Identifier : 001117

Feature Class : Wreck

State : LIVE

Classification : Unclassified

Position (Lat/long) : 58.63905,-3.15533

Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)

WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 58.63866,-3.15690

WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)

Previous Position : 58.64362,-3.12667

Position Quality : Unreliable

Depth Quality : Depth unknown

Water Depth : 0

Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide

Name : MALIN HEAD

Type : SS

Flag : BRITISH

Length : 105.3

Beam : 13.1

Draught : 8.2

Tonnage : 3467

Tonnage Type : Gross

Cargo : 2500 TONS PIG IRON

Date Sunk : 21/10/1910

Contact Description : Entire wreck

Original Sensor : Reported Sinking

Original Detection Year : 1910

Original Source : Other

Circumstances of Loss : **EX-A J BALFOUR. BUILT IN 1892 BY MCILWAINE & MCCOLL LTD, BELFAST. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ULSTER SS CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 335NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE DUBLINE & MIDDLESBROUGH FOR MONTREAL. STRANDED AT NESS OF QUOYS WHEN MASTER UNDERESTIMATED THE STRENGH OF THE TIDE BETWEEN STROMA AND CAITHNESS. BROKE HER BACK AND FLOODED. RFLOATED BY TUGS BUT WENT SHORE AGAIN IN GILLS BAY AND BECAMA TOTAL WRECK. (SIBI).

Surveying Details : **20.7.82 STRANDED AT NESS OF QUOYS. (SEA BREEZES, JUN'82). BECAME TOTAL WRECK IN GILLS BAY. (SIBI). 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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