Jennie: Sgorr Sgaileach, Eigg, Sea Of The Hebrides
Puffer (20th Century)
Site Name Jennie: Sgorr Sgaileach, Eigg, Sea Of The Hebrides
Classification Puffer (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Nellie; Rhum; 'south Of Rum'; 'north End Of Eigg'; Eilean Thuilm; Jennie
Canmore ID 119348
Site Number NM49SE 8003
NGR NM 484 913
NGR Description NM c. 484 913
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NM49SE 8003 c. 484 913
N56 56.7 W6 8.2
NLO: Sgorr Sgaileach [name: NM 484 913]
Rum [name centred NM 36 99]
Eigg [name centred NM 47 87]
Eliean Thuilm [name: NM 481 913].
See also NM49SE 8002.
Formerly entered as NM48SE 8004 at cited location NM 4901 9094 [N56 56.5 W6 7.6], and classified as Steamship.
Cross-ref: Lythe [NM49SE 8001].
(Classified as Puffer: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 1954). Jennie (also named Nellie?): this vessel stranded at the Northern tip of Eigg.
Registration: British. Built 1902. 95grt. Length: 22m.
(Location of loss cited as N56 56.50 W6 7.62).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. This recorded loss is probably to be equated with the wreck or wrecks that are cited as NM49SE 8002 and NM49SE 8004.
The classification and date of loss cited by Whittaker are preferred.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 10 April 2002.
Named Location (Nlo) (16 July 1997)
NLO: Sgorr Sgaileach [name: NM 484 913]
Rum [name centred NM 36 99]
Eigg [name centred NM 47 87]
Eliean Thuilm [name: NM 481 913].
See also NM49SE 8002.
Formerly entered as NM48SE 8004 at cited location NM 4901 9094 [N56 56.5 W6 7.6], and classified as Steamship.
Cross-ref: Lythe [NM49SE 8001].
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 666
Name : JENNIE
Latitude : 565630
Longitude : 60737
Date Built : 1902
Registration : BRITISH
Type : PUFFER
Tonnage : 95
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 22
Position : Position Approximate
Loss Year : 1954
Comment : Stranded at the north tip of Eigg (also given name NELLIE?)
