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Maritime record TR 34 SW 283 - Wreck of Zorgvuldigheid, Dover, Kent
Summary
Zorgvuldigheid was a timber passage vessel caught off the harbour at anchor in a NE gale, which drove ashore on the harbour mole in 1799. (location accurate to the nearest 100m 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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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A passage vessel caught off the harbour at anchor in a NE gale, which drove ashore on the harbour mole. Master: Baelt. Matthias Date of Loss Qualifier: R Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index. HMC.Index, wrecks (1)
1799 wreck of Dutch packet which stranded east of the mole at Dover on her arrival from Calais. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel.
<1> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1>XY SKE6340 Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a. [Mapped feature: #11398 ]
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 26 2019 4:15PM