Maritime record TR 35 NE 32 - Sorata

Summary

BRITISH MERCHANT BARQUE, 1877

Location

Grid reference TR 3941 5890 (point) NLO
Map sheet TR35NE
District THANET, KENT

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Full Description

Vessel drove from her anchors and foundered in wind conditions SW. force 10. The N. Deal lifeboat VAN KOOK, answered her distress signals and put to sea, but on reaching the N. Brake area found that this vessel had already gone to pieces and vanished. The lifeboat went on to save a total of 17 lives from two other vessels, the HEDVIG SOPHIA and the D'ARTAGNAN. Year Built: 1849 Owner: C. C. Dawson, London Master: Price. J. J Crew: 15 Crew Lost: 15 Passengers: 8 Passengers Lost: 8 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index. Board of Trade Wreck Return.1877 Pt.III p135; GSS. Larn. R. 1977 p125 and 172


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

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  • <1> Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.

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Record last edited

Mar 9 1994 12:00AM