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Unknown: North Sea
Whaler (18th Century)
Site Name Unknown: North Sea
Classification Whaler (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'In The Lerwick Area'; Unknown 1789
Canmore ID 290949
Site Number HU44SE 8149
NGR HU 479 414
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/290949
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Maritime - Shetland Islands
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
HU44SE 8149 unlocated
NLO: Lerwick [name: HU 475 415].
(Classified as whaler: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 1789). Unknown: this vessel was lost in the Lerwick area. Registration: Dutch.
(Location of loss cited as N60 9.5 W1 8.5).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 10 October 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 17602
Name : UNKNOWN 1789
Latitude : 600930
Longitude : 10830
Registration : DUTCH
Type : WHALER
Loss Year : 1789
Comment : Lost in the Lerwick area.
