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Defender: Peterhead, South Harbour Entrance, North Sea

Lugger (20th Century)

Site Name Defender: Peterhead, South Harbour Entrance, North Sea

Classification Lugger (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Bf 54; Peterhead Harbour, South Entrance; Peterhead Bay; Defender (Bf 54)

Canmore ID 207440

Site Number NK14NW 8088

NGR NK 136 458

NGR Description NK c. 136 458

Datum Datum not recorded

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  • Council Aberdeenshire
  • Parish Maritime - Aberdeenshire
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NK14NW 8088 c. 136 458

N57 30.1 W1 46.4

NLO: Peterhead [name: NK 135 465]

Peterhead Bay [name centred NJ 131 454].

Possibly on map sheet NK14SW.

Location formerly cited as NK c. 13 45 [N57 30 W1 47].

(Classified as wooden lugger, in ballast: registration number cited as BF 54, and date of loss as 22 November 1907). Defender: this vessel stranded near the entrance to the South Harbour at Peterhead. Capt. McDonald.

Registration: Portsoy. Built 1901. 39grt. Length: 23m. Beam: 6m.

(Location of loss cited as N57 30.0 W1 46.0).

I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. The current edition of the OS (GIS) AIB notes South Harbour at [name centred] NK 1370 4594.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 3 January 2008.

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Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 6053

Name : DEFENDER (BF 54)

Latitude : 573000

Longitude : 14600

Date Built : 1901

Registration : PORTSOY

Type : LUGGER (WOOD)

Tonnage : 39

Tonnage Code : G

Length : 23

Beam : 6

Loss Day : 22

Loss Month : 11

Loss Year : 1907

Comment : Stranded near entr to S Hbr Peterhead. Capt. McDonald

Cargo : BALLAST

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