Jane Shearer: Scrabster Roads, Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth
Schooner (19th Century)
Site Name Jane Shearer: Scrabster Roads, Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth
Classification Schooner (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) North Sea
Canmore ID 259102
Site Number ND17SW 8033
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 8033 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.
See also ND17SW 8031 and ND17SW 8032.
Thurso, 27th Feb., 12.40 a.m., the WILLIAM & MARTHA, of Carnarvon, Roberts, in ballast, parted anchors in Scrabster roads, and drove ashore. The JANES & MARGARET, of this port, Jack, with pavement, parted anchors and drove ashore: both vessels are likely to become total wrecks: SSE gale.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 18,676, London, Saturday February 28 1874.
Scrabster, 26th Feb., during a violent SSE gale today, the following vessels went ashore in the roadstead, viz.: -
The WILLIAM & MARTHA (schr.), of Carnarvon, Roberts, from Fraserburgh to Thurso: she will become a total wreck: crew saved.
The JANES & MARGARET, Jack, from Thurso to Dunbar, with pavement, she will become a total wreck: crew saved.
The JANE SHEARER (schr.), of Wick, Doull, from Thurso to Dundee, with pavement: she will become a total wreck: crew saved by rocket apparatus.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 18,677, London, Monday March 2 1874.
NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 4077).
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), which may suggest that she was successfully recovered.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 May 2004.
