The King: North Sea
Steam Drifter (20th Century)
Site Name The King: North Sea
Classification Steam Drifter (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Bf 97; '13 Miles Off Noss Head, Wick'; The King (Bf 97)
Canmore ID 288612
Site Number ND65NW 8003
NGR ND 63 57
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/288612
- Council Maritime
- Parish Maritime - Offshore
- Former Region Not Applicable
- Former District Not Applicable
- Former County Not Applicable
ND65NW 8003 unlocated
NLO: Noss Head [name: ND 389 550]
Wick [name: ND 362 508].
(Classified as steam drifter: registration number cited as BF 97, and date of loss as 30 July 1921). The King: this vessel foundered 13 miles off Noss Head, Wick. Capt. Mair. (Mined?)
Registration: Banff. Built 1903. 65grt. Length: 25m. Beam: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 30.0 W2 38.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 15 May 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 9603
Name : THE KING (BF 97)
Latitude : 583000
Longitude : 23800
Date Built : 1903
Registration : BANFF
Type : STEAM DRIFTER(WOOD)
Tonnage : 65
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 25
Beam : 5
Loss Day : 30
Loss Month : 7
Loss Year : 1921
Comment : Foundered 13 miles off Noss Head, Wick. Capt. Mair (mined ?)
