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Thyra: Duncansby Head, North Sea
Steamship (20th Century)
Site Name Thyra: Duncansby Head, North Sea
Classification Steamship (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Stacks Of Duncansby; 'duncansby Head, East Side'; 'on The East Side Of Duncansby Head'; Pentland Firth; Thyra
Canmore ID 101975
Site Number ND47SW 8005
NGR ND 40671 73238
NGR Description ND c. 406 733
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101975
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND47SW 8005 c. 406 733
N58 38.6 W3 1.4
NLO: Stacks of Duncansby [name: ND 400 719]
Duncansby Head [name: ND 406 733]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Location of loss formerly cited as ND 4064 6934 [N58 36.5 W3 1.3].
Quality of fix = PD
Horizontal Datum = UND
Circumstances of Loss Details
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The steamship THYRA ran ashore at Duncansby Head (the position for Duncansby Head is 58 36 30N, 003 01 18W). The vessel became a total loss. The THYRA was on voyage from Dundee to New York. Much of the cargo was saved.
Source: Lloyds.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
(Classified as steel steamship, with general cargo; date of loss cited as 11 June 1914). Thyra: this vessel stranded on the East side of Duncansby Head. Capt. Nielson.
Registration: Tonsberg. Built 1899. 3742grt. Length: 102m. Beam: 14m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 38.50 W3 1.30).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 9 September 2002.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 21
Name : THYRA
Latitude : 583830
Longitude : 30118
Date Built : 1899
Registration : TONSBERG
Type : SS (STEEL)
Tonnage : 3742
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 102
Beam : 14
Draught : 9m
Position : Position Doubtful
Loss Day : 11
Loss Month : 6
Loss Year : 1914
Comment : Stranded on the east side of Duncansby Head. Capt. Nielson
Cargo : GENERAL
Reference (19 April 2012)
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
