What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Pecten as Motor Tanker (period Unassigned)-(1940). 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.
The *Pecten* was a motor tanker built in 1940, lost during World War II, though the exact date and circumstances of its loss remain unclear. It is presumed to have been involved in wartime shipping activities, but details of casualties, cargo, or specific cause of loss are not recorded.
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Places near here
Pecten: AtlanticSteam Tanker (20th Century) · 854 ydJamaica Progress: AtlanticSteamship (20th Century) · 4.5 miUnknownObstruction (period Unassigned)(possible) · 4.8 miObstructionObstruction (period Unassigned) · 16 miStrathgairn: AtlanticSteam Trawler (20th Century)-(1941) · 9.7 miEmpire ConveyorSteamship (period Unassigned)-(1940) · 11 miJamaica ProgressSteamship (period Unassigned)-(1940) · 12 miU 484 (possibly)Submarine (period Unassigned)-(1944) · 13 miIntegrity IiiMotor Fishing Vessel (period Unassigned)-(1996) · 14 miEmpire Conveyor: AtlanticSteamship (20th Century) · 16 miOrissa: AtlanticCraft (20th Century) · 17 miStar of the Sea: AtlanticSteam Trawler (20th Century) · 17 mi