Three Brothers: Unst
Sloop (19th Century)
Site Name Three Brothers: Unst
Classification Sloop (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Atlantic; North Sea; Three Brothers
Canmore ID 290353
Site Number HP60NE 8034
NGR HP 68 08
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/290353
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Maritime - Shetland Islands
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
HP60NE 8034 unlocated
Not to be confused with HP50SE 8020.
(Classified as sloop: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 26 October 1850). Three Brothers: this vessel stranded on Unst.
Registration: Lerwick. Built 1807. 27 tons burthern. Length: 11m. Beam: 4m.
(Location of loss cited as N60 45.0 W0 45.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is arbitrary. It remains unclear whether this vessel stranded on the W (Atlantic) or E (North Sea) side of the island.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 31 August 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 16661
Name : THREE BROTHERS
Latitude : 604500
Longitude : 4500
Date Built : 1807
Registration : LERWICK
Type : SLOOP
Tonnage : 27
Tonnage Code : B
Length : 11
Beam : 4
Loss Day : 26
Loss Month : 10
Loss Year : 1850
Comment : Stranded on Unst.
