Electra: Ardneil Bay, Ardrossan, Firth Of Clyde
Sloop (19th Century)
Site Name Electra: Ardneil Bay, Ardrossan, Firth Of Clyde
Classification Sloop (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Near Portincross'; Portencross; Ardrossan; West Kilbride; Outer Clyde Estuary
Canmore ID 267571
Site Number NS14NE 8008
NGR NS 183 482
NGR Description NS c. 183 482
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Maritime - North Ayrshire
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NS14NE 8008 c. 183 482
N55 41.6 W4 53.5
NLO: Ardneil Bay [name centred NS 183 482]
Ardrossan [name: NS 235 425]
Portencross [name: NS 175 490]
West Kilbride [name centred NS 205 480].
Ardrossan, April 9, 5.40 p.m., ELECTRA. The schooner ELECTRA, of Brixham, from Cardiff for Greenock, with smithy coals, has gone ashore at Ardneil Bay.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 20,266, London, Thursday April 10 1879
Ardneil Bay (near Ardrossan), April 9, ELECTRA, schooner, from Cardiff for Greenock (smithy coal), previously reported ashore here, makes about two inches water per hour. About three tons of cargo has been jettisoned.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 20,268, London, Saturday April 12 1879
Glasgow, April 11. ELECTRA. The ELECTRA schooner, of Brixham, from Cardiff for Greenock (smithy coal), which went ashore near Portincross [Portencross], 9th inst. (as previously reported), floated yesterday was taken into Ardrossan for repairs.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 20,270, London, Tuesday April 15 1879.
NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 4824).
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), presumably on grounds of her successful recovery.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 29 October 2004.
