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S.T. Criscilla FD23






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    Technical
	


	




Official Number 148231


Gross Tonnage350


Length135.4 ft


Breadth25 ft


Draught13.4 ft



97 hp engineAmos & Smith


Speed133.7 ft


Built byCochrane & Son Ltd Selby, 1929


OwnerJ Marr & Son Ltd








		

    History
	



		

    November 03 1931
Wrecked in the Sound of Islay on her way back to port, 2 miles north by east of McArthur's Head at the Black Rocks.




Notes
CRISCILLA was a fairly new vessel, only two years old, and had been battling against the weather for a week when the skipper decided to call it a day and head for home. He ran through the west coast islands to try an escape the worst of the wind and seas, entering the northern end of the Sound of Islay on the 2nd of November. 
Having navigated the narrow neck of water between Jura and Islay the night was dark and visibility was poor as the skipper rang down to reduce speed and posted lookouts to watch for the light on McArthur's Head. What they didn't know was that the light on the Black Rock was not working and the Criscilla hit the Black Rock reef at around 1040 at night. 
For two days the crew struggled to keep her clear of water but were fighting a losing battle and the decision was made to abandon her. The Marr vessel FYLDEA 
was standing by and took off her crew. In December a determined attempt was made to  salvage her and she was refloated but, as she came off the reef, her stern caught on the rocks and she was fast once more. This time there was to be no escape. As the tide dropped she keeled over and sank.h.