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Maritime record TR 34 SW 275 - Wreck of the Success, Dover Kent
Summary
The Success was a mercahnt sailing vessel which was sunk off the coast of Dover in on the 26th of September 1752 while taking a cargo of hemp, hydes and beeswax between Petersburg and Bilboa. (location accurate to the nearest 1km based on available information)
Location
| Grid reference | TR 3326 4061 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
The Success was a Mercahnt sailing vessel which was sunk off the coast of Dover in 1752 "..some part of the cargo is saved". Master: Coxen Crew Lost: 0 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index. Lloyds List No.1755, 26.09.1752 (1)
The Lloyds list notes that ''The Success, (sailed by)Coxen of Ramsgate, (sailing) from Petersburg for Bilboa, with Hemp, Hydes and Beeswax, was lost […] near Dover, but the people and some part of the Cargo were saved' (2)
<1> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.
<2> Lloyds Coffee House, 1734, Lloyd's List: shipping journal (Bibliographic reference). SKE31904.
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Record last edited
Jul 24 2019 11:31AM