Johanna: Strontian, Loch Sunart
Sloop (19th Century)
Site Name Johanna: Strontian, Loch Sunart
Classification Sloop (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Firth Of Lorn; Johanna
Canmore ID 294425
Site Number NM86SW 8001
NGR NM 80 60
NGR Description NM c. 81 60
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NM86SW 8001 c. 81 60
N56 41 W5 35
NLO: Strontian [name: NM 815 617]
Loch Sunart [name centred NM 75 60]
Firth of Lorn [name centred NM 69 19].
Possibly within quasi-administrative area Maritime - Argyll and Bute,
(Classified as sloop: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as August 1815). Johanna: this vessel was lost at Strontian, while on route to Mull. Capt. MacLeod.
Registration: Stornoway. Built 1805. 20 tons burthern. Length: 10m. Beam: 4m.
(Location of loss cited as N56 20.0 W5 40.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. That cited by Whittaker appears incorrect, and indicates a location of loss within the Firth of Lorn, to the SE of Mull, at NM c. 73 21.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 10 May 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 16922
Name : JOHANNA
Latitude : 562000
Longitude : 54000
Date Built : 1805
Registration : STORNOWAY
Type : SLOOP
Tonnage : 20
Tonnage Code : B
Length : 10
Beam : 4
Loss Month : 8
Loss Year : 1815
Comment : Lost at Strontian, on route to Mull. Capt. MacLeod
