TR 36 SE 103 - Unidentified - Historic Environment Record

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Maritime record TR 36 SE 103 - Unidentified

Summary

BRITISH MERCHANT MERCHANT VESSEL,1752 wreck of British cargo vessel which foundered in Pegwell Bay during a gale, apparently on her way from Dorset with Purbeck stone and oil. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel.

Location

Grid reference	TR 3574 6300 (point) NLO
Map sheet	TR36SE
County	KENT
Civil Parish	WORTH, DOVER, KENT
District	THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

WRECK (Post Medieval - 1752 AD to 1752 AD)

Full Description

Lost in a storm. Master: Pelly Date of Loss Qualifier: R Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index. Lloyds List No.1751, 01.09.1752(Tue)®

'The -, Pelly, with oil and Purbeck stone, is sunk in Pegwell Bay...' (2)

'London, Sept. 2...We have an account by the said express [yesterday] that there has lately happened round the west coast a terrible hurricane...

'In the said hurricane ten sail of French fishing vessels was lost and drove ashore in Pegwell Bay. The -, Pelly, with oil, etc. sunk in the same bay.'

NB: The storm referred to is known to have begun on 26-AUG-1752.

Master: Pelly (2)(3)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Approximate date of loss

<1> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.

<2> Lloyd's, 1969, Lloyd's list 1741-1945 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6342.

<3> Larn, Richard and Bridget, 1995, Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 2 : Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex, Kent (Mainland), Kent (Downs), Goodwin Sands, Thames (Bibliographic reference). SKE31910.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SKE6340 Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.
<2> SKE6342 Bibliographic reference: Lloyd's. 1969. Lloyd's list 1741-1945.
<3> SKE31910 Bibliographic reference: Larn, Richard and Bridget. 1995. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 2 : Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex, Kent (Mainland), Kent (Downs), Goodwin Sands, Thames.