Almuth Catharina: Inch Garvie, Firth Of Forth
Schooner (19th Century)
Site Name Almuth Catharina: Inch Garvie, Firth Of Forth
Classification Schooner (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Inchgarvie Island; Queensferry Narrows; Middle Forth Estuary; Almuth Catharina
Canmore ID 273936
Site Number NT17NW 8030
NGR NT 137 795
NGR Description NT c. 137 795
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/273936
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Maritime - Edinburgh, City Of
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NT17NW 8030 c. 137 795
N56 0 W3 23.0
NLO: Inch Garvie [name: NT 137 795]
Forth Bridge [name: NT 135 795].
Inverkeithing, 31st May. The ALMUTH CATHARINA (schooner), of Boekzetelerfehn, Reuer, from Bo'ness to Leer, with pig iron and bricks, drifted on to the Inch Garvie [Inchgarvie] rocks 27th May, and is much broken and full of water: stores and part of rigging saved and cargo being taken out: crew saved.
Source: LL, No. 15,958, London, Saturday, June 3 1865.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 10820).
(Classified as schooner, with cargo of pig iron and bricks: date of loss cited as 27 May 1865). Almuth Catharina: this vessel was wrecked on Inchgarvie. Capt. Reur.
Registration: Boekzetelerfehn?
(Location of loss cited as N56 0.1 W3 23.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. The incident may have occurred within the quasi-administrative areas designated as Maritime - West Lothian or Maritime - Fife.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 11 August 2005.
Loss (27 May 1865)
Inverkeithing, 31st May. The ALMUTH CATHARINA (schooner), of Boekzetelerfehn, Reuer, from Bo'ness to Leer, with pig iron and bricks, drifted on to the Inch Garvie [Inchgarvie] rocks 27th May, and is much broken and full of water: stores and part of rigging saved and cargo being taken out: crew saved.
Source: LL, No. 15,958, London, Saturday, June 3 1865.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 10820).
(Classified as schooner, with cargo of pig iron and bricks: date of loss cited as 27 May 1865). Almuth Catharina: this vessel was wrecked on Inchgarvie. Capt. Reur.
Registration: Boekzetelerfehn?
(Location of loss cited as N56 0.1 W3 23.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (11 August 2005)
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. The incident may have occurred within the quasi-administrative areas designated as Maritime - West Lothian or Maritime - Fife.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 11 August 2005.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 11584
Name : ALMUTH CATHARINA
Latitude : 560006
Longitude : 32300
Type : SCHOONER
Loss Day : 27
Loss Month : 5
Loss Year : 1865
Comment : Wrecked on Inchgarvie. Capt. Reur (BOEKZETELERFEHN registry ?)
Cargo : PIG IRON, BRICKS
