Maritime record TR 34 NE 94 - Endeavour

Summary

1881 wreck of an English tug which foundered after having been run into by the barque CRICKET, while at anchor off Kingsdown. She was an iron-hulled steamer. Status: Casualty

Location

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

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Sank following collision with the barque CRICKET, of Liverpool. (2)

Run down and sunk whilst at anchor, by the barque CRICKET. (3)

'The ENDEAVOUR (tug), of London, is reported sunk in the Downs, having been run into by the CRICKET (barque), of Liverpool, bound for Paraiba. Crew of the tug landed at Deal.' (4)

Built: 1863 (2) (1864) (3)
Builder: T Hepple (2)(3)
Where Built: Newcastle upon Tyne (2)(3)
Owner: J. Mitchell, Gravesend (2) John & Joseph Mitchell (3)
Master: Newman. W. W (2)
Crew: 7 (2)
Horsepower: 65 (2)(3)
Propulsion: Screw-driven, 2 cylinder comp. (2)(3)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index.
Board of Trade Wreck Return.1881 Appx. to Pts.I-IV p134
LR 1881-2 No.709(E) p273


1881, Morning Post (Newspaper). SKE56078.

Peter Higginbotham, 2000, The Workhouse (Website). SKE56079.

<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.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Newspaper: 1881. Morning Post.
  • --- Website: Peter Higginbotham. 2000. The Workhouse.
  • <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.

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Record last edited

May 16 2024 3:05PM