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Chance: Loch Slapin, Skye, Sea Of The Hebrides
Dandy (20th Century)
Site Name Chance: Loch Slapin, Skye, Sea Of The Hebrides
Classification Dandy (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Port Slapin; Port Slappin; Chance
Canmore ID 214211
Site Number NG51NE 8002
NGR NG 57 17
NGR Description NG c. 57 17
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/214211
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NG51NE 8002 c. 57 17
N57 11 W6 1
NLO: Loch Slapin [name centred NG 57 17]
Skye [name centred NG 45 35].
Possibly on map sheet NG52SE.
(Classified as wooden smack: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 25 January 1902). Chance: this vessel was wrecked at Port Slappin.
Registration: Wigtown. Built 1853. 12grt. Length: 12m. Beam: 4m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 10.0 W6 2.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. That of Port Slapin or Slappin cannot be ascertained from the available map evidence.
The classification cited by Whittaker remains unverified. That cited by Larn and Larn is preferred.
The vessel presumably stranded.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 25 April 2002.
R and B Larn 1998.
Loss (25 January 1902)
(Classified as wooden smack: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 25 January 1902). Chance: this vessel was wrecked at Port Slappin.
Registration: Wigtown. Built 1853. 12grt. Length: 12m. Beam: 4m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 10.0 W6 2.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Loss (25 April 2002)
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. That of Port Slapin or Slappin cannot be ascertained from the available map evidence.
The classification cited by Whittaker remains unverified. That cited by Larn and Larn is preferred.
The vessel presumably stranded.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 25 April 2002.
R and B Larn 1998.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 3518
Name : CHANCE
Latitude : 571000
Longitude : 60200
Date Built : 1853
Registration : WIGTOWN
Type : SMACK (WOOD)
Tonnage : 12
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 12
Beam : 4
Loss Day : 25
Loss Month : 1
Loss Year : 1902
Comment : Wrecked at Port Slappin
