Aberdeenshire HER - NK15NW0041 - KIEV, RATTRAY HEAD

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NameKIEV, RATTRAY HEAD
NRHE Card No.NK15NW8042
NRHE Numlink 208031
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Site Form Wreck Site
Site Condition Unknown
Details The steel steamship KIEV (formerly named ODESSA), with a crew of 69, carrying a general cargo and 22 passengers from Archangel to Leith, was stranded on Rattray Briggs on the 28th October 1916. Eight lives were lost. William and James cameron, of the RNLI crew, were presented with Carnegie Hero Fund Awards on the 8th May 1917 in recognition of their services in rescuing the crew of the S. S. KIEV.
Last Update27/09/2017
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CompilerMAR
Date of Compilation31/12/2016

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