Inniskea: Stremnish, Mull Of Oa, Islay, Atlantic
Steamship (20th Century)
Site Name Inniskea: Stremnish, Mull Of Oa, Islay, Atlantic
Classification Steamship (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Stremnishmore; North Channel; Inniskea
Canmore ID 116256
Site Number NR34SW 8001
NGR NR 31 40
NGR Description NR c. 31 40
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Maritime - Argyll And Bute
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NR34SW 8001 c. 31 40
N55 35 W6 16
NLO: Stremnishmore [name: NR 310 408]
Mull of Oa [name: NR 268 414].
Formerly entered as NR35NW 8001 at cited location NR 3312 5731 [N55 35 W6 15.1].
Possibly on map sheet NR33NW.
(Classified as steel Motor Vessel, in ballast: date of loss cited as 9 October 1912). Inniskea: this vessel stranded near Stremnish, Mull of Oa.
Registration: Glasgow. Built 1912. 59nrt.
(Location of loss cited as N55 34.75 W6 16.50).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Stremnish is not noted as such on the current edition of the OS (GIS) MasterMap, but Stremnishmore steading (NR34SW 68) is at NR 31084 40846.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 4 May 2010.
Loss (9 October 1912)
(Classified as steel Motor Vessel, in ballast: date of loss cited as 9 October 1912). Inniskea: this vessel stranded near Stremnish, Mull of Oa.
Registration: Glasgow. Built 1912. 59nrt.
(Location of loss cited as N55 34.75 W6 16.50).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (4 May 2010)
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Stremnish is not noted as such on the current edition of the OS (GIS) MasterMap, but Stremnishmore steading (NR34SW 68) is at NR 31084 40846.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 4 May 2010.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 2747
Name : INNISKEA
Latitude : 553445
Longitude : 61630
Date Built : 1912
Registration : GLASGOW
Type : MV (STEEL)
Tonnage : 59
Tonnage Code : N
Loss Day : 9
Loss Month : 10
Loss Year : 1912
Comment : Stranded near Stremnish, Mull of Oa.
Cargo : BALLAST
