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Town Of Liverpool: Macduff, Banff Bay, North Sea
Brig (19th Century)
Site Name Town Of Liverpool: Macduff, Banff Bay, North Sea
Classification Brig (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Moray Firth; Town Of Liverpool
Canmore ID 256693
Site Number NJ76SW 8009
NGR NJ 70 65
NGR Description NJ c. 70 65
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/256693
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Maritime - Aberdeenshire
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NJ76SW 8009 c. 70 64
N57 40 W2 30
NLO: Macduff [name: NJ 704 649]
Banff Bay [name: NJ 695 643].
Possibly on map sheets or NJ76NW.
Not to be confused with NJ46NW 8019.
Banff, 27th Oct. The TOWN OF LIVERPOOL (brig), of Macduff, was totally wrecked whilst making for that harbour, 25th Oct.: crew saved.
Source: Additional Intelligence, LL, No. 16,085, London, Monday, October 30 1865.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 10867).
(Classified as brig: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 25 October 1875). Town of Liverpool: this vessel was wrecked at Macduff.
(Location of loss cited as N57 40.00 W2 29.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
(Location entered as NJ c. 70 64 [N57 40 W2 30]). The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 13 April 2004.
Loss (25 October 1875)
Banff, 27th Oct. The TOWN OF LIVERPOOL (brig), of Macduff, was totally wrecked whilst making for that harbour, 25th Oct.: crew saved.
Source: Additional Intelligence, LL, No. 16,085, London, Monday, October 30 1865.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 10867).
(Classified as brig: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 25 October 1875). Town of Liverpool: this vessel was wrecked at Macduff.
(Location of loss cited as N57 40.0 W2 29.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (13 April 2004)
(Location entered as NJ c. 70 64 [N57 40 W2 30]). The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 13 April 2004.
Named Location (Nlo) (13 April 2004)
NLO: Macduff [name: NJ 704 649]
Banff Bay [name: NJ 695 643].
Possibly on map sheets NJ66SE or NJ76NW.
Not to be confused with NJ46NW 8019.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 10876
Name : TOWN OF LIVERPOOL
Latitude : 574030
Longitude : 22900
Type : BRIG
Loss Day : 25
Loss Month : 10
Loss Year : 1875
Comment : Wrecked at Macduff
