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Isabella: Sea Of The Hebrides
Sloop (19th Century)
Site Name Isabella: Sea Of The Hebrides
Classification Sloop (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Between Shiant Isle And Lewis'; Shiant Islands; Na H-eileanan Mora; Isabella
Canmore ID 291306
Site Number NB30SE 8004
NGR NB 38 00
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/291306
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Maritime - Western Isles
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NB30SE 8004 unlocated
NLO: Shiant Islands (Na H-Eileanan Mora) [name centred NG 42 98].
Formerly entered in error within quasi-administrative area of Maritime - Highland.
(Classified as sloop, with cargo of slates: date of loss cited as 14 July 1833). Isabella: this vessel sank between Shiant Isle [Shiant Islands/Na H-Eileanan Mora] and Lewis. Capt. Sharp. Rothesay registered?
Registration: Belfast. Built 1796. 80nrt.
(Location of loss cited as N57 55.0 W6 25.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 November 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 9477
Name : ISABELLA
Latitude : 575500
Longitude : 62500
Date Built : 1796
Registration : BELFAST
Type : SLOOP
Tonnage : 80
Tonnage Code : N
Loss Day : 14
Loss Month : 7
Loss Year : 1833
Comment : Sank between Shiant Isle and Lewis. Capt. Sharp (ROTHESAY reg ?)
Cargo : SLATES
