Alternative Names Deana; Buckie; North Sea
Site type BRIG (19TH CENTURY)
Canmore ID 247206
Site Number NJ36NW 8009
NGR NJ 345 655
Latitude N 57 40.5
Longitude W 3 5.9
Council MORAY
Parish MARITIME - MORAY
Former Region GRAMPIAN
Former District MARITIME
Former County MARITIME

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Archaeological Notes

NJ36NW 8009 c. 345 655
N57 40.5 W3 5.9

NLO: Tugnet [name: NJ 345 655]
Spey Bay [name centred NJ 37 67]
Buckie [name: NJ 415 654].

Possibly on map sheet NJ36NE.

Not to be confused with NJ36NW 8011.

Wrecked 3 March 1850. DEANA [Diana] of Dundee, brig, 93 tons, 6 men, Dundee to Dublin, potatoes. Northerly wind force 12, thick squally sleet 11.30pm low water, age of vessel = 32, class AE at Lloyds, 500 = value of vessel, 500 = value of cargo. (Wrecked) Buckie, wrecked at Tugnet Beach 2m from. In running up the Moray Firth the wind suddenly chopped to north and blew a perfect hurricane; no lights seen, draft 10 feet; heading W.W.W. Built at Perth, of oak. ? 1832. ? 1845. J. Turpie, Master. D. Crofts = owner.
Source: PP [record received incomplete].
NMRS, MS/829/67 (no. 120).

Wreck, 3 March 1850, DIANA, of Dundee, Brig, 93 ton, 6 men, Dundee to Dublin, cargo potatoes, wind N, force 12, weather thick, squally, sleet, 11.30 pm tide (w. vessel age 32, Lloyds class ?, value #500, cargo #500, place Buckie. Wrecked at Tugnet Beach, 2m from. In running up the Moray Firth the wind suddenly chopped round to the N and blew a perfect hurricane, no lights seen, draft 10ft, heading WNW. Built at Perth, of oak; L rprs 1832, S rprs 1845. J. Turpie, Master. D. Crofts, owner. Lloyds List 7 March 1850. Return Coastguard officers.
Source: PP British Sessional Papers. Admiralty Register of Wrecks and other Casualties on Shores of UK 1850 and 1851 (1852 (XLIX.503))

Lossiemouth, 5th Mar. The DIANA, Turpen, of and from Dundee, was wrecked on Spey Bay 3rd March; crew saved.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 11,220, London, Thursday March 7 1850.

NMRS, MS/829/67 (no. 237).

(Classified as brig, with cargo of potatoes: date of loss cited as 3 March 1850). Diana: this vessel was wrecked at Tugnet Beach, Spey Bay. Capt. Turpie.
Registration: Dundee. Built 1818. 112 tons burthern. Length: 19m. Beam: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 40.67 W3 5.50).
I G Whittaker 1998.

The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Spey Bay (name centred NJ 37 67) forms an ill-defined embayment which extends over portions of several map sheets. The settlement of Spey Bay is at NJ 354 652.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 29 July 2003.

Notes and Activities

3 March 1850

LOSS

Notes Wrecked 3 March 1850. DEANA [Diana] of Dundee, brig, 93 tons, 6 men, Dundee to Dublin, potatoes. Northerly wind force 12, thick squally sleet 11.30pm low water, age of vessel = 32, class AE at Lloyds, 500 = value of vessel, 500 = value of cargo. (Wrecked) Buckie, wrecked at Tugnet Beach 2m from. In running up the Moray Firth the wind suddenly chopped to north and blew a perfect hurricane; no lights seen, draft 10 feet; heading W.W.W. Built at Perth, of oak. ? 1832. ? 1845. J. Turpie, Master. D. Crofts = owner.
Source: PP [record received incomplete].
NMRS, MS/829/67 (no. 120).

Wreck, 3 March 1850, DIANA, of Dundee, Brig, 93 ton, 6 men, Dundee to Dublin, cargo potatoes, wind N, force 12, weather thick, squally, sleet, 11.30 pm tide (w. vessel age 32, Lloyds class ?, value #500, cargo #500, place Buckie. Wrecked at Tugnet Beach, 2m from. In running up the Moray Firth the wind suddenly chopped round to the N and blew a perfect hurricane, no lights seen, draft 10ft, heading WNW. Built at Perth, of oak; L rprs 1832, S rprs 1845. J. Turpie, Master. D. Crofts, owner. Lloyds List 7 March 1850. Return Coastguard officers.
Source: PP British Sessional Papers. Admiralty Register of Wrecks and other Casualties on Shores of UK 1850 and 1851 (1852 (XLIX.503))

Lossiemouth, 5th Mar. The DIANA, Turpen, of and from Dundee, was wrecked on Spey Bay 3rd March; crew saved.
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 11,220, London, Thursday March 7 1850.

NMRS, MS/829/67 (no. 237).

(Classified as brig, with cargo of potatoes: date of loss cited as 3 March 1850). Diana: this vessel was wrecked at Tugnet Beach, Spey Bay. Capt. Turpie.
Registration: Dundee. Built 1818. 112 tons burthern. Length: 19m. Beam: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 40.67 W3 5.50).
I G Whittaker 1998.



Further details

22 July 2003

NAMED LOCATION (NLO)

Notes NLO: Tugnet [name: NJ 345 655]
Spey Bay [name centred NJ 37 67]
Buckie [name: NJ 415 654].

Possibly on map sheet NJ36NE.

Not to be confused with NJ36NW 8011.



Further details

29 July 2003

RCAHMS NOTE

Notes The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Spey Bay (name centred NJ 37 67) forms an ill-defined embayment which extends over portions of several map sheets. The settlement of Spey Bay is at NJ 354 652.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 29 July 2003.



Further details

Books and References

Whittaker, I G (1998) Off Scotland: a comprehensive record of maritime and aviation losses in Scottish waters, Edinburgh
Page(s): 134 Held at RCAHMS E.5.14.WHI

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