Maritime record TR 34 SW 281 - Wreck of Vigilante, Dover, Kent

Summary

The Vigilante was a Privateer ship with 14 guns and manned by 60 men which was sunk off the coast of Dover on the 30th of October 1798 by a Sloop (Naval Warship) named the Racoon. (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

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<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.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.
  • <2>XY Bibliographic reference: Lloyds Coffee House. 1734. Lloyd's List: shipping journal. [Mapped feature: #11386 Wreck site, ]

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 24 2019 1:40PM