Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Loch Sloy
Maupertuis Bay, Kangaroo Island
Loch Sloy was a barque built in 06/11/1877 and lost on 24/04/1899. Loch Sloy left Glasgow on the 5 January 1899 bound for Port Adelaide. At 4am on the 24 April 1899 the watch was called on deck. The vessel was travelling at ten or eleven knots. Land was visible about three kilometres away. The vessel was braced up on th
The oddity, explained
Why is Loch Sloy unusual?
Loch Sloy appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Loch Sloy was a barque built in 06/11/1877 and lost on 24/04/1899. Loch Sloy left Glasgow on the 5 January 1899 bound for Port Adelaide. At 4am on the 24 April 1899 the watch was called on deck. The vessel was travelling at ten or eleven knots. Land was visible about three kilometres away. The vessel was braced up on th. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural. Compare nearby records and the linked country or category collection to understand how this entry relates to places supported by the same governed evidence.
Evidence and further exploration
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