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Maggie: Atlantic
Dandy (19th Century)
Site Name Maggie: Atlantic
Classification Dandy (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) '14 Miles Nne Of Cape Wrath'; Pentland Firth; Maggie
Canmore ID 101890
Site Number NC38NW 8002
NGR NC 31427 86469
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101890
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NC38NW 8002 unlocated
NLO: Cape Wrath [name: NC 256 750]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Formerly entered as Smack, at cited location NC 3142 8647 [N58 44 W4 54.75].
13 December 1897, MAGGIE, 15 years, of Grimsby, wood smack, 86 ton, 11 men. Master w. Smith. Owner A.J. Baxter, Grimsby. Grimsby to fishing. Ballast. Wind SSE3. About 14 miles NNE of Cape Wrath.
Source: PP Abstracts of Shipping Casualties on Coasts, or in Rivers and Harbours of the UK July 1897-98 (1899 [C.9384] LXXXVII.409).
NMRS, MS/829/67 (no. 781).
Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = UND
Circumstances of Loss Details
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4 August 1972. The fishing vessel (dandy rig) MAGGIE foundered about 14 miles NNE of Cape Wrath.
Source: Grimsby Loss List.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
(Classified as wooden smack, in ballast: date of loss cited as 13 December 1897). Maggie: this vessel foundered 14 miles NNE of Cape Wrath. Capt. Smith.
Registration: Grimsby. Built 1882. 86 tons [unspecified].
(Location of loss cited as N58 44.0 W4 54.75).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
The rig cited by Whittaker is at variance with that cited in the primary account. The latter is preferred.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 8 April 2002.
Loss (13 December 1897)
13 December 1897, MAGGIE, 15 years, of Grimsby, wood smack, 86 ton, 11 men. Master w. Smith. Owner A.J. Baxter, Grimsby. Grimsby to fishing. Ballast. Wind SSE3. About 14 miles NNE of Cape Wrath.
Source: PP Abstracts of Shipping Casualties on Coasts, or in Rivers and Harbours of the UK July 1897-98 (1899 [C.9384] LXXXVII.409).
NMRS, MS/829/67 (no. 781).
Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = UND
Circumstances of Loss Details
-----------------------------
4 August 1972. The fishing vessel (dandy rig) MAGGIE foundered about 14 miles NNE of Cape Wrath.
Source: Grimsby Loss List.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
(Classified as wooden smack, in ballast: date of loss cited as 13 December 1897). Maggie: this vessel foundered 14 miles NNE of Cape Wrath. Capt. Smith.
Registration: Grimsby. Built 1882. 86 tons [unspecified].
(Location of loss cited as N58 44.0 W4 54.75).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (8 April 2002)
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
The rig cited by Whittaker is at variance with that cited in the primary account. The latter is preferred.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 8 April 2002.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 2109
Name : MAGGIE
Latitude : 584400
Longitude : 45445
Date Built : 1882
Registration : GRIMSBY
Type : SMACK (WOOD)
Tonnage : 86
Position : Position Approximate
Loss Day : 13
Loss Month : 12
Loss Year : 1897
Comment : Foundered 14 miles NNE of Cape Wrath. Capt. Smith
Cargo : BALLAST
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 000883
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : DEAD
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 58.73333,-4.91250
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 58.73290,-4.91383
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Previous Position : 58.73333,-4.91250
Position Quality : Unreliable
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 75
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : MAGGIE
Type : DANDY
Tonnage : 86
Tonnage Type : Gross
Cargo : BALLAST
Date Sunk : 13/12/1897
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1897
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **BUILT 1882. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A.J. BAXTER, GRIMSBY. PASSAGE GRIMSBY FOR FISHING GROUNDS AND BACK. FOUNDERED ABOUT 14M NNE OF CAPE WRATH. (GRIMSBY LOSS LIST & SIBI).
Surveying Details : **4.8.72 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 14M NNE OF CAPE WRATH. (GRIMSBY LOSS LIST) GIVES POSN AS 584400N, 045445W [UND] FOR FILING ONLY.
**H2884/83 11.5.84 SEARCHED FOR 18.3.84. NOT FOUND. (RACAL SURVEY, HI 160). AMENDED TO DEAD. NCA.
POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE
**HH091/071/01 30.11.05 NOT LOCATED, DISPROVED. (GARDLINE, HI 1071). NCA.
General Comments : WOODEN HULL
Charting Comments : POSN FOR FILING ONLY
Date Last Amended : 28/01/2005
Date Position Last Amended : 28/01/2005
