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Oscar: Greyhope, Aberdeen, North Sea

Craft (19th Century)

Site Name Oscar: Greyhope, Aberdeen, North Sea

Classification Craft (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Aberdeen Harbour Entrance; 'between The Girdle And Shirtness'; Girdle Ness; Grey Hope; Short Ness; Oscar

Canmore ID 206146

Site Number NJ90NE 8048

NGR NJ 970 055

NGR Description NJ c. 970 055

Datum Datum not recorded

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Aberdeen, City Of
  • Parish Maritime - Aberdeen City Of
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NJ90NE 8048 c. 970 055

N57 8.4 W2 3.1

NLO: Greyhope Bay [name: NJ 970 055]

Girdle Ness [name: NJ 973 053]

Aberdeen [name: NJ 95 05].

Location formerly entered as NJ c. 97 05 [N57 8 W2 3].

See also NJ90NE 8047, NJ90NE 8225, NJ90NE 8226 and NJ90NE 8227.

See also NJ90NE 8050.

The HERCULES: OSCAR: ST. ANDREW: MIDDLETON: and LATONA, bound to Greenland, sailed from Aberdeen 1st instant, but a gale coming on to the east, the former was driven on shore at the back of the North Pier: and the OSCAR was totally lost on the rocks between the Girdle [Girdle Ness] and Shirtness. Forty-eight people drowned. The three others with much difficulty got back.

Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 4759, London, Tuesday April 6 1813.

NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 5772).

(Classified as whaler: date of loss cited as 1 April 1813). Oscar: this vessel was wrecked near Short Ness, Grey Hope [Greyhope]. Capt. Innes.

Registration: Aberdeen.

(Location of loss cited as N57 8.50 W2 3.00).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. This vessel may have stranded within or near Greyhope Bay, presumably while she was attemting to enter Aberdeen harbour.

Aberdeen Harbour (NJ90NE 7.00) is centred at NJ 95 05. The present entrance may be considered to lie at NJ c. 963 060, but this location reflects development towards the East through the construction of successive piers and breakwaters.

Girdle Ness (Girdleness) Lighthouse (NJ90NE 8.00) is at NJ 97159 05348. Short or Shirtness is not noted as such on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 January 2002.

Activities

Loss (1 April 1813)

The HERCULES: OSCAR: ST. ANDREW: MIDDLETON: and LATONA, bound to Greenland, sailed from Aberdeen 1st instant, but a gale coming on to the east, the former was driven on shore at the back of the North Pier: and the OSCAR was totally lost on the rocks between the Girdle [Girdle Ness] and Shirtness. Forty-eight people drowned. The three others with much difficulty got back.

Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 4759, London, Tuesday April 6 1813.

NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 5772).

(Classified as whaler: date of loss cited as 1 April 1813). Oscar: this vessel was wrecked near Short Ness, Grey Hope [Greyhope]. Capt. Innes.

Registration: Aberdeen.

(Location of loss cited as N57 8.50 W2 3.00).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Named Location (Nlo) (21 January 2002)

NLO: Greyhope Bay [name: NJ 970 055]

Girdle Ness [name: NJ 973 053]

Aberdeen [name: NJ 95 05].

Location formerly entered as NJ c. 97 05 [N57 8 W2 3].

See also NJ90NE 8047, NJ90NE 8225, NJ90NE 8226 and NJ90NE 8227.

See also NJ90NE 8050.

Note (21 January 2002)

(Location entered as NJ c. 970 055 [N57 8.4 W2 3.1]). The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. This vessel may have stranded within or near Greyhope Bay, presumably while she was attemting to enter Aberdeen harbour.

Aberdeen Harbour (NJ90NE 7.00) is centred at NJ 95 05. The present entrance may be considered to lie at NJ c. 963 060, but this location reflects development towards the East through the construction of successive piers and breakwaters.

Girdle Ness (Girdleness) Lighthouse (NJ90NE 8.00) is at NJ 97159 05348. Short or Shirtness is not noted as such on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 January 2002.

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 2968

Name : OSCAR

Latitude : 570830

Longitude : 20300

Registration : ABERDEEN

Type : WHALER

Loss Day : 1

Loss Month : 4

Loss Year : 1813

Comment : Wrecked near Short Ness, Grey Hope. Capt. Innes

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