Maritime record TR 01 NE 148 - Jolly Bacchus

Summary

SAILING VESSEL, JOLLY BACCHUS: 1772 wreck of cargo vessel which stranded near Dungeness on her passage from Jamaica to London with rum, with the loss of all hands 'except the captain's slave.' Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel. Status: Casualty

Location

Grid reference TR 0968 1695 (point) NLO
Map sheet TR01NE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

' - all lost except for the capain's slave.' Master: Lemon Date of Loss Qualifier: R Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index. Lloyds List No.3828, 27.11.1772(Fri)®

' . . . went on shore . . . and split in pieces. All the crew perished except a negro. Number of hands on board were [sic] eleven.' (2)

'The JOLLY BACCHUS, Lemon, from Jamaica to London, is totally lost off Dungeness, and all the crew except the captain's slave.' (3)

Source (4) gives the reporting date of 27-NOV-1771, based on the issue date of the relevant LL.

Master: Lemon (3); Lamons (2)
Crew: 11 (2)
Crew Lost: 10 (2); all except one (3)

Date of Loss Qualifier: A


<1> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.

<2> Lloyd's, 1969, Lloyd's list 1741-1945 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6342.

<3> 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.

<4> Kentish Gazette (Bibliographic reference). SKE6364.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Lloyd's. 1969. Lloyd's list 1741-1945.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: 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.
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Kentish Gazette.

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Record last edited

May 30 2024 2:56PM