Unknown: Moray Firth
Ferry (20th Century)
Site Name Unknown: Moray Firth
Classification Ferry (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Kessock Ferry'; 'eight Miles Ene [of] Tarbet [tarbat] Ness'; 'seven Miles East Of Helmsdale'; North Sea; No Name
Canmore ID 309068
Site Number NJ19NW 8002
NGR NJ 1188 9762
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/309068
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NJ19NW 8002 unlocated
NLO: Tarbat Ness [name: NH 949 878]
Helmsdale [name: ND 028 153].
(Classified as Ferry: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 12 April 1937). No Name: the Kessock Ferry sank under tow (Warrior) 8 miles ENE [of] Tarbet [Tarbat] Ness, [and] 7 miles E [of] Helmsdale.
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N57 57.92 W3 29.73).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 27 January 2011.
Loss (12 April 1937)
(Classified as Ferry: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 12 April 1937). No Name: the Kessock Ferry sank under tow (Warrior) 8 miles ENE [of] Tarbet [Tarbat] Ness, [and] 7 miles E [of] Helmsdale.
Registration: British.
(Location of loss cited as N57 57.92 W3 29.73).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (27 January 2011)
The map sheet assigned to this record is arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 27 January 2011.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 17
Name : NO NAME
Latitude : 575755
Longitude : 32944
Registration : BRITISH
Type : FERRY
Position : Position Approximate
Loss Day : 12
Loss Month : 4
Loss Year : 1937
Comment : The Kessock Ferry sank under tow (WARRIOR) 8 mls ENE Tarbet Ness, 7 mls E H'dale