Vessel lost in wind conditions NE x E force 8 at night whilst laden with empty lemonade bottles. (2)

'She is much strained and fills with the tide. Confirmed from Dover today by Lloyd's Agent that cargo is all bottles, vessel badly damaged and chances of saving her slight. Arranging to save the cargo. Reported from Lydd 31.03 at 8.35am, the German schooner is now likely to be a total wreck. Crew landed by rocket apparatus.' (2)(3)

'Reported from Dover 05.04, discharge of her cargo is going on as speedily as possible. A large number of bottles are broken.' (2)

Built: 1860 (2)
Master: W Adden (2)
Crew: 5 (2)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss

Additional sources cited in Shipwreck Index of the British Isles:
Board of Trade Wreck Return 1881 Appx.Pts.I-IV p131

<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> Lloyd's, 1969, Lloyd's list 1741-1945 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6342.