Sailed from Singapore on the 8th October 1866 and when at the entrance to the English Channel on the 25th January 1867 spoke with a Spanish vessel to confirm her latitude. Having sighted the Hanois light on Guernsey, the vessel ran on dead reckoning until by the masters reckoning at 10pm on the 27th January they should have been 14 - 18 miles offshore from Dungeness. The ship was making two knots and the lead was occasionally used. Despite the weather being very thick the master continued to stand in for the land, the ship striking at 5am. The Court of Inquiry, held at Greenwich, could not overlook the fact that a valuable ship and cargo had been lost for want of prudence of caution, and suspended the masters certificate for six calendar months. Value of the vessel was 5,000, value of the cargo not known. Year Built: 1856 Owner: Smith and Sons Master: Duncan Taylor Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index. Board of Trade Wreck Return 1867 p90(Inquiry); WDM.30.01.1867(R); Lloyds Register 1865-66 No. 539(C) p96

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