Camlough: Monreith Bay, Luce Bay, Solway Firth
Steamship (20th Century)
Site Name Camlough: Monreith Bay, Luce Bay, Solway Firth
Classification Steamship (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Near The Black Rocks'; Camlough
Canmore ID 124084
Site Number NX34SE 8004
NGR NX 357 407
NGR Description NX c. 357 407
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Maritime - Dumfries And Galloway
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NX34SE 8004 c. 357 407
N54 44.1 W4 33.1
NLO: Black Rocks [name: NX 357 407]
Monreith Bay [name centred NX 355 403]
Luce Bay [name centred NX 20 45].
Location formerly entered as NX 3550 4050 (N54 43.9 W4 33.3), and also as NX c. 35 40 [N54 44 W4 34].
Possibly on map sheets NX33NW, or NX34SW.
CROSS REF: NX34SE 8001 ETHEL.
For associated wreck of the (salvage vessels) Ethel and Omo, see NX34SE 8001 and NX34SE 8003, respectively.
(Classified as steel steamship, in ballast: date of loss cited as 14 January 1932). Camlough: this vessel was wrecked near [the] Black Rocks, Monreith Bay. Capt. Harvey.
Registration: Belfast. Built 1920. 540grt. Length: 51m. Beam: 8m.
(Location of loss cited as N54 44.0 W4 34.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
This vessel was evidently at least partially salvaged follwing her stranding.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 December 2001.
Loss (14 January 1932)
(Classified as steel steamship, in ballast: date of loss cited as 14 January 1932). Camlough: this vessel was wrecked near [the] Black Rocks, Monreith Bay. Capt. Harvey.
Registration: Belfast. Built 1920. 540grt. Length: 51m. Beam: 8m.
(Location of loss cited as N54 44.0 W4 34.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (20 December 2001)
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
This vessel was evidently at least partially salvaged follwing her stranding.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 December 2001.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 9037
Name : CAMLOUGH
Latitude : 544400
Longitude : 43400
Date Built : 1920
Registration : BELFAST
Type : SS (STEEL)
Tonnage : 540
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 51
Beam : 8
Draught : 3m
Loss Day : 14
Loss Month : 1
Loss Year : 1932
Comment : Wrecked near Black Rocks, Monreith Bay. Capt. Harvey
Cargo : BALLAST
