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Friendship: Loch Broom

Sloop (19th Century)

Site Name Friendship: Loch Broom

Classification Sloop (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) North Minch; Friendship

Canmore ID 291332

Site Number NH19SW 8027

NGR NH 13 92

Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/291332

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Maritime - Highland
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NH19SW 8027 unlocated

NLO: Loch Broom [name centred NH 10 93].

Possibly on map sheets or NH19SE.

(Classified as sloop: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as December 1803). Friendship: this vessel was lost in Loch Broom.

Registration: Greenock. Built 1772. 48 tons burthern. Length: 14m. Beam: 5m.

(Location of loss cited as N57 53.0 W5 9.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. It remains uncertain whether the vessel stranded, foundered or was lost in collision.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 November 2007.

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Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 8829

Name : FRIENDSHIP

Latitude : 575300

Longitude : 50900

Date Built : 1772

Registration : GREENOCK

Type : SLOOP

Tonnage : 48

Tonnage Code : B

Length : 14

Beam : 5

Loss Month : 12

Loss Year : 1803

Comment : Lost in Loch Broom.

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