Foundered in wind conditions ESE force 6 with the loss of all hands, having capsized whilst jibing. It was found impossible to raise the wreck, which was then blown to pieces since it represented a navigational hazard to shipping. (2)(3)

Departure specified as Milton, i.e. Milton-next-Sittingbourne. (2)(3)

There are two entries for this vessel in the United Kingdom Shipwreck Index, under Kent Mainland (BD) and Thames (BG).

Built: 1841
Where Built: Sittingbourne
Owner: Smeed and Co., Sittingbourne
Crew: 2
Crew Lost: 2
Passengers: 1
Passengers Lost: 1

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index.
BOT.Wk.Rtn.1879 Part III p171(371)

<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.

<3> Larn, Richard and Bridget, 1995, Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset (Bibliographic reference). SKE56126.