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William: Waulkmill Bay, Scapa Flow, Orkney
Schooner (19th Century)
Site Name William: Waulkmill Bay, Scapa Flow, Orkney
Classification Schooner (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Walkmill Bay; Waukmill Bay; William
Canmore ID 285184
Site Number HY30NE 8001
NGR HY 381 065
NGR Description HY c. 381 065
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/285184
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Maritime - Orkney
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
HY30NE 8001 c. 381 065
N58 56.5 W3 4.5
NLO: Waulkmill Bay [name centred HY 381 065]
Scapa Flow [name centred HY 36 00].
Kirkwall, 14th Oct. The WILLIAM (schr.), Thompson, of and from Perth, for Wick, with wood, was stranded in Walkmill [Waulkmill] Bay, 11th Oct., during a gale from SSE: she is imbedded 3 feet in sand, and is full of water, but will probably come off with the streams.
Source: LL, No. 14,831, London, Thursday, October 17 1861.
Kirkwall, 6th Nov. The WILLIAM (schr.), Thompson, of and from Perth, for Wick, with wood, which was stranded at Walkmill [Waulkmill] Bay, 11th Oct., has been condemned.
Source: LL, No. 14,851, London, Saturday, November 9 1861.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 10135).
(Classified as schooner, with cargo of wood and staves: date of loss cited as 11 October 1861). William: this vessel stranded and was condemned at Waukmill [Waulkmill] Bay, Scapa Flow. Capt. Thomson. Registration: Perth.
(Location of loss cited as N58 36.33 W3 4.5).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 December 2006.
Loss (11 October 1861)
Kirkwall, 14th Oct. The WILLIAM (schr.), Thompson, of and from Perth, for Wick, with wood, was stranded in Walkmill [Waulkmill] Bay, 11th Oct., during a gale from SSE: she is imbedded 3 feet in sand, and is full of water, but will probably come off with the streams.
Source: LL, No. 14,831, London, Thursday, October 17 1861.
Kirkwall, 6th Nov. The WILLIAM (schr.), Thompson, of and from Perth, for Wick, with wood, which was stranded at Walkmill [Waulkmill] Bay, 11th Oct., has been condemned.
Source: LL, No. 14,851, London, Saturday, November 9 1861.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 10135).
(Classified as schooner, with cargo of wood and staves: date of loss cited as 11 October 1861). William: this vessel stranded and was condemned at Waukmill [Waulkmill] Bay, Scapa Flow. Capt. Thomson. Registration: Perth.
(Location of loss cited as N58 36.33 W3 4.5).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (12 December 2006)
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 December 2006.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 11215
Name : WILLIAM
Latitude : 585620
Longitude : 30430
Registration : PERTH
Type : SCHOONER
Loss Day : 11
Loss Month : 10
Loss Year : 1861
Comment : Stranded and condemned at Waukmill Bay, Scapa Flow. Capt. Thomson
Cargo : WOOD, STAVES
