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Sublime: Atlantic
Steam Drifter (20th Century)
Site Name Sublime: Atlantic
Classification Steam Drifter (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Off Loch Eriboll'; Pentland Firth; Sublime
Canmore ID 294902
Site Number NC47NE 8001
NGR NC 45 78
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/294902
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NC47NE 8001 unlocated
NLO: Loch Eriboll [name centred NC 44 60]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
(Classified as steam drifter: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 7 February 1920). Sublime: this vessel sank off Loch Eriboll.
Registration: Lossiemouth.
(Location of loss cited as N58 40.0 W4 40.0).
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. The vessel presumably foundered.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 23 June 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 12827
Name : SUBLIME
Latitude : 584000
Longitude : 44000
Registration : LOSSIEMOUTH
Type : STEAM DRIFTER
Loss Day : 7
Loss Month : 2
Loss Year : 1920
Comment : Sank off Loch Eriboll.
