Challenge: Eyemouth Harbour, North Sea
Lugger (19th Century)
Site Name Challenge: Eyemouth Harbour, North Sea
Classification Lugger (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Firth Of Forth; Outer Forth Estuary; Challenge
Canmore ID 199249
Site Number NT96SW 8017
NGR NT 945 645
NGR Description NT c. 945 645
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Maritime - Scottish Borders, The
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NT96SW 8017 c. 945 645
N55 52.4 W2 5.3
NLO: Eyemouth [name: NT 945 644].
21 October 1887. CHALLENGE. 8 years. Not reg. Wood lugger. 26 ton. 7 crew. Master and owner P. Aitchison, Eyemouth. Eyemouth to fishing. Ballast. Wind NE6. Eyemouth.
Source: PP Abstracts of Shipping Casualties on Coasts, or in Rivers and Harbours of the UK July 1887-88 (1889 [C.5730] LXIX.597).
NMRS, MS/829/68 (no. 1682).
(Classified as wooden lugger, in ballast: date of loss cited as 21 October 1887). This vessel stranded at Eyemouth.
I G Whittaker 1998.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 3952
Name : CHALLENGE
Latitude : 555230
Longitude : 20500
Date Built : 1879
Registration : Not Registered
Type : LUGGER (WOOD)
Tonnage : 26
Loss Day : 21
Loss Month : 10
Loss Year : 1887
Comment : Stranded at Eyemouth. Capt. Aitchison
Cargo : BALLAST