Spunkie: Holy Loch, Upper Firth Of Clyde
Steamship (19th Century)
Site Name Spunkie: Holy Loch, Upper Firth Of Clyde
Classification Steamship (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Inner Clyde Estuary; Spunkie
Canmore ID 286149
Site Number NS18SE 8024
NGR NS 17 80
NGR Description NS c. 17 80
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Maritime - Argyll And Bute
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NS18SE 8024 c. 17 80
N55 59 W4 56
NLO: Holy Loch [name centred NS 175 806].
Possibly on map sheet NS17NE.
Glasgow, 15th Feb. A letter, of yesterday's date, from Holy Loch, written by the master (Couch) of the BATTEN CASTLE, of Plymouth, states that the SPUNKIE (s.s.), of Renfrew, McLean, hence to Coleraine, drove athwart hawse of his vessel at 12.30 and sunk: crew saved by the BATTEN CASTLE, which received but trifling damage. Also that a schooner was at the entrance to the loch with both masts gone. [Record received incomplete].
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 10565).
(Classified as steamship: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 12 February 1864). Spunkie: this vessel sunk at Holy Loch. Capt. McLean.
Registration: Renfrew.
(Location of loss cited as N55 59.0 W4 55.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
The 'schooner... at the entrance to the loch with both masts gone' is not considered a demonstrable loss.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 6 February 2007.
Loss (12 February 1864)
Glasgow, 15th Feb. A letter, of yesterday's date, from Holy Loch, written by the master (Couch) of the BATTEN CASTLE, of Plymouth, states that the SPUNKIE (s.s.), of Renfrew, McLean, hence to Coleraine, drove athwart hawse of his vessel at 12.30 and sunk: crew saved by the BATTEN CASTLE, which received but trifling damage. Also that a schooner was at the entrance to the loch with both masts gone. [Record received incomplete].
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 10565).
(Classified as steamship: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 12 February 1864). Spunkie: this vessel sunk at Holy Loch. Capt. McLean.
Registration: Renfrew.
(Location of loss cited as N55 59.0 W4 55.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (6 February 2007)
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
The 'schooner... at the entrance to the loch with both masts gone' is not considered a demonstrable loss.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 6 February 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 11438
Name : SPUNKIE
Latitude : 555900
Longitude : 45500
Registration : RENFREW
Type : SS
Loss Day : 12
Loss Month : 2
Loss Year : 1864
Comment : Sunk at Holy Loch. Capt. McLean
