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Mary Jane: Inner Moray Firth

Yawl (20th Century)

Site Name Mary Jane: Inner Moray Firth

Classification Yawl (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) 'One Mile Off Nairn'; North Sea; Mary Jane

Canmore ID 291816

Site Number NH85NE 8014

NGR NH 8755 5850

Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/291816

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

Archaeology Notes

NH85NE 8014 unlocated

NLO: Nairn [name: NH 885 567].

(Classified as Yawl: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 14 January 1932). Mary Jane: this vessel capsized and sank 1 mile off Nairn. Capt. Davidson.

Registration: Nairn.

(Location of loss cited as N57 36.25 W3 53.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially tentative, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 December 2007.

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Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 9215

Name : MARY JANE

Latitude : 573615

Longitude : 35300

Registration : NAIRN

Type : YAWL

Loss Day : 14

Loss Month : 1

Loss Year : 1932

Comment : Capsized and sank 1 mile off Nairn. Capt. Davidson

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