Maritime record TR 34 NE 90 - Mohely

Summary

FRENCH MERCHANT BARQUE, 1877

Location

Grid reference TR 3816 4825 (point) NLO
Map sheet TR34NE
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

'Drove ashore between 2 and 3am. in wind conditions ENE. force 10 at the same time as four other vessels on the same stretch of coast. Although 12 crew were saved by the rocket apparatus, brought over from St. Margaret's Bay one female passenger and one boy was drowned.' Year Built: 1864 Owner: M. Delalune Master: Camberson. F Crew: 13 Crew Lost: 1 Passengers: 1 Passengers Lost: 1 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index. DM.and DT.01.12.1877(R); GSS. Larn. R. 1977 p127 and 170(photo. p49); Board of Trade Wreck Return.1877 Appx. to Pts.I-IV p93


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

<2> 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.

<3> Goodwin Sands Shipwrecks (Monograph). SKE6709.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.
  • <2> 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.
  • <3> Monograph: Goodwin Sands Shipwrecks.

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Record last edited

May 16 2024 2:10PM