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Golden Gift: North Pier, Oban Bay, Firth of Lorn

Puffer (20th Century)-(1943), Requisitioned Steam Drifter (20th Century)-(1943), Steam Drifter (20th Century)-(1943)
Golden Gift: North Pier, Oban Bay, Firth of Lorn
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Golden Gift: North Pier, Oban Bay, Firth of Lorn as Puffer (20th Century)-(1943), Requisitioned Steam Drifter (20th Century)-(1943), Steam Drifter (20th Century)-(1943). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Golden Gift was a steam drifter, later requisitioned as a puffer, that operated in Oban Bay, Firth of Lorn, during the 20th century. It was lost in 1943, likely due to wartime activity, with no significant cargo or lives reported lost; its remains are now part of the North Pier structure at Oban.

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Photo: Gerald England · CC BY-SA 2.0