No. 4 Hopper: Methil Breakwater, Largo Bay, Firth Of Forth
Dredger (20th Century)
Site Name No. 4 Hopper: Methil Breakwater, Largo Bay, Firth Of Forth
Classification Dredger (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Outside [the] Sea Wall, Methil'; Methil Docks; Outer Forth Estuary; No. 4 Hopper
Canmore ID 120231
Site Number NT39NE 8006
NGR NT 370 991
NGR Description NT c. 370 991
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/120231
- Council Fife
- Parish Maritime - Fife
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NT39NE 8006 c. 370 991
N56 10.8 W3 1.0
NLO: Methil [name: NT 37 99]
Largo Bay [name centred NO 42 01].
See also NT39NE 8001.
Formerly entered as NT39NE 8183 at cited location NT 3706 9911 [N56 10.8 W3 0.8].
(Classified as iron steam dredger, in ballast: date of loss cited as 7 December 1908). No. 4 Hopper: this vessel stranded outside [the] sea wall, Methil.
Registration: Cork. Built 1871. 265grt. Length: 40m. Beam: 7m.
(Location of loss cited as N56 10.83 W3 0.50).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. The breakwater (NT39NE 11.02) at Methil Docks extends from NT 37520 98972 to NT c. 37739 99467.
This may be the vessel that is entered as NT39NE 8001.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 1 October 2010.
Loss (7 December 1908)
(Classified as iron steam dredger, in ballast: date of loss cited as 7 December 1908). No. 4 Hopper: this vessel stranded outside [the] sea wall, Methil.
Registration: Cork. Built 1871. 265grt. Length: 40m. Beam: 7m.
(Location of loss cited as N56 10.83 W3 0.50).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (1 October 2010)
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. The breakwater (NT39NE 11.02) at Methil Docks extends from NT 37520 98972 to NT c. 37739 99467.
This may be the vessel that is entered as NT39NE 8001.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 1 October 2010.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 2711
Name : NO. 4 HOPPER
Latitude : 561050
Longitude : 30030
Date Built : 1871
Registration : CORK
Type : STEAM DREDGER (IRON)
Tonnage : 265
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 40
Beam : 7
Draught : 3m
Loss Day : 7
Loss Month : 12
Loss Year : 1908
Comment : Stranded outside sea wall, Methil.
Cargo : BALLAST
