Prince Of Joy: Scrabster Bay, Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth
Lugger (19th Century)
Site Name Prince Of Joy: Scrabster Bay, Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth
Classification Lugger (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Bf 629; Thurso; Dunnet Head; North Sea; Prince Of Joy (Bf 629)
Canmore ID 221946
Site Number ND17SW 8012
NGR ND 11 70
NGR Description ND c. 11 70
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND17SW 8012 c. 11 70
N58 37 W3 32
NLO: Thurso [name: ND 115 687]
Scrabster [name: ND 102 702].
Thurso Bay [name centred ND 115 699]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Possibly on map sheet ND16NW.
25 June 1890. PRINCE OF JOY. 5 years. Not reg. Wood lugger. 25 ton. 6 men. Master G. Slater. Owner G. Slater and J. Wood, Portsoy. Stornoway to fishing. Ballast. Wind WSW10. Scrabster Bay, Pentland Firth.
Source: PP Abstracts of Shipping Casualties on Coasts, or in Rivers and Harbours of the UK July 1889-90 (1890-91 [C.6468] LXXVI.485).
NMRS, MS/829/68 (no. 1551).
(Cloassified as wooden lugger in ballast: registration number cited as BF 629 and date of loss as 25 June 1890). Prince of Joy: this vessel stranded in Scrabster Bay. Capt. Slater. (An altenative location at Dunnet Head is cited for this loss).
Registration: Portnockie. Built 1885. 25 tons register. Length: 15m.
(Location of loss cited as 25 June 1890).
I G Whitttaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Scrabster harbour (ND17SW 5.00) is at ND 102 703.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 May 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 4203
Name : PRINCE OF JOY (BF 629)
Latitude : 583640
Longitude : 33245
Date Built : 1885
Registration : PORTNOCKIE
Type : LUGGER (WOOD)
Tonnage : 25
Tonnage Code : R
Length : 15
Loss Day : 25
Loss Month : 6
Loss Year : 1890
Comment : Stranded Scrabster Bay. Capt. Slater (Or wrecked at Dunnet Head)
Cargo : BALLAST
