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Winchester: Eilean A' Connaidh, Kinlochbervie, North Minch

Steam Drifter (20th Century)

Site Name Winchester: Eilean A' Connaidh, Kinlochbervie, North Minch

Classification Steam Drifter (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Pd 410; Loch Clash; Cape Wrath; Atlantic; Winchester; Winchester (Pd 410)

Canmore ID 101950

Site Number NC25NW 8002

NGR NC 20180 57242

NGR Description NC c. 201 572

Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Maritime - Highland
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NC25NW 8002 c. 201 572

N58 28 W5 5.1

NLO: Eilean a' Chonnaidh [name: NC 204 570]

Kinlochbervie [name: NC 220 564]

Loch Clash [name centred NC 215 567]

Cape Wrath [name: NC 256 750].

Formerly entered as NC25NW 8461 at cited location NC 2018 5724 [N58 28 W5 5].

(Location cited as NC 201 575).

G Ridley 1990.

Quality of fix = PA

Horizontal Datum = OGB

Circumstances of Loss Details

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The steam drifter WINCHESTER ran aground on rocks to the west of Cape Wrath. It slipped off and sank in deep water.

Source: Lloyds.

Surveying Details

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20 April 1933. A position of 58 28 00N, 005 05 00W is given.

Report by Royal Naval Shore Sig station Dunnet Head.

Hydrographic Office, 1995.

(Classified as Steel Steam Drifter: registration cited as PD 410, and date of loss as 6 April 1933). Winchester: this vessel stranded at Loch Clash, Sutherland. Slipped off and sank.

Registration: Peterhead. Built 1907. 94grt. Length: 26m. Beam: 6m.

(Location of loss cited as N58 27.75 W5 4.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record remains essentially tentative, being the unverified location that is cited by Ridley. The unverified location that is cited by Whittaker may be converted to NC c. 2112 5673.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 January 2003.

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Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 1193

Name : WINCHESTER (PD 410)

Latitude : 582745

Longitude : 50400

Date Built : 1907

Registration : PETERHEAD

Type : STEAM DRIFTER(STEEL)

Tonnage : 94

Tonnage Code : G

Length : 26

Beam : 6

Draught : 3m

Position : Position Approximate

Loss Day : 6

Loss Month : 4

Loss Year : 1933

Comment : Stranded at Loch Clash, Sutherland. Slipped off and sank.

Reference (19 April 2012)

UKHO Identifier : 000806

Feature Class : Wreck

State : LIVE

Classification : Unclassified

Position (Lat/long) : 58.46667,-5.08333

Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)

WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 58.46626,-5.08462

WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)

Position Quality : Unreliable

Depth Quality : Depth unknown

Water Depth : 5

Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide

Name : WINCHESTER

Type : S DRIFTER

Flag : BRITISH

Length : 26.2

Beam : 5.5

Draught : 2.7

Tonnage : 94

Tonnage Type : Gross

Date Sunk : 06/04/1933

Bottom Texture : Rock

Contact Description : Entire wreck

Original Sensor : Reported Sinking

Original Detection Year : 1933

Original Source : Other

Circumstances of Loss : **RAN AGROUND ON ROCKS W OF CAPE WRATH. SLIPPED OFF AND SANK IN DEEP WATER. (LL).

Surveying Details : **H2581/33 20.4.33 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 582800N, 050500W [OGB]. (RN SHORE SIG STN, DUNNET HEAD). NCA, TOO VAGUE TO CHART.

Charting Comments : POSN FOR FILING ONLY

Date Last Amended : 24/11/2010

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