Clyde Floating Bath: Gourock Bay, Upper Firth Of Clyde
Craft (19th Century)
Site Name Clyde Floating Bath: Gourock Bay, Upper Firth Of Clyde
Classification Craft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Inner Clyde Estuary
Canmore ID 269952
Site Number NS27NW 8115
NGR NS 247 777
NGR Description NS c. 247 777
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Inverclyde
- Parish Maritime - Inverclyde
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NS27NW 8115 c. 247 777
N55 57.6 W4 48.5
NLO: Gourock Bay [name centred NS 247 777]
Gourock [name: NS 230 770].
Possibly on map sheet NS27NE.
Greenock, Oct. 11, 2 p.m., the Clyde floating bath sunk at its moorings in Gourock Bay today: cause has not yet been ascertained.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 21,047, London, Wednesday October 12 1881.
Greenock, Oct. 12, 2.45 p.m., it is reported that the gale last night has seriously damaged the floating bath which sunk at Gourock Bay yesterday: part of the flooring is washing ashore, and some iron beams have parted.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 21,048, London, Thursday October 13 [1881].
NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 5206).
Accepted as floating swimming baths.
Information from RCAHMS (MKO), 27 August 2004.
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 13 January 2005.
