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Craigneen: Mallaig, Sound Of Sleat
Steam Drifter (20th Century)
Site Name Craigneen: Mallaig, Sound Of Sleat
Classification Steam Drifter (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Bf 93; Mallaig Harbour; Sea Of The Hebrides; Craigneen (Bf 93); Graigneen
Canmore ID 293416
Site Number NM69NE 8012
NGR NM 67 97
NGR Description NM c. 67 97
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NM69NE 8012 c. 67 97
N57 0.0 W5 50.0
NLO: Mallaig [name: NM 675 970]
Mallaig Harbour [name centred NM 677 975]
Sound of Sleat [name centred NG 72 09].
(Classified as steam drifter; registration cited as BF 93, and date of loss as 10 March 1942). Craigneen: this vessel was wrecked at Mallaig. Capt. Johnston.
Registration: Gardenstown. Built: 1914. 89grt. Length: 27m. Beam: 6m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 0.0 W5 51.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. The vessel was possibly driven from moorings within Mallaig harbour.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 17 March 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 592
Name : CRAIGNEEN (BF 93)
Latitude : 570000
Longitude : 55100
Date Built : 1914
Registration : GARDENSTOWN
Type : STEAM DRIFTER
Tonnage : 89
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 27
Beam : 6
Loss Day : 10
Loss Month : 3
Loss Year : 1942
Comment : Wrecked at Mallaig. Capt. Johnston
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 001958
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : DEAD
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.00000,-5.83333
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 56.99976,-5.83444
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Position Quality : Unreliable
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 1
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : GRAIGNEEN
Type : S DRIFTER
Bottom Texture : Rock
Contact Description : None reported
Original Sensor : None reported
Original Detection Year : 1942
Original Source : Other
Surveying Details : **H01328/42 17.4.42 DW IN 570000N, 055000W, MARKED BY CONL BUOY CLOSE W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - NM 803/42.
**H01328/42 21.7.48 NOW CHARTED AS NDW, BUOY NO LONGER CHARTED. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - NM 1454/48.
**H01328/42 11.8.59 NOT SHOWN ON SURVEY [K1633]. DELETE. BR STD.
Charting Comments : POSN FOR FILING ONLY
Date Last Amended : 18/03/2009
