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HMS Bayano was a British armed merchant cruiser lost in 1915 in the North Channel, likely due to enemy action during World War I. Little is known about casualties or cargo, but its wreck remains a notable maritime artifact from Scotland’s early 20th-century naval history.

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hms Bayano: North Channel as Armed Merchant Cruiser (20th Century)-(1915), Cruiser (20th Century)-(1915). 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.

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