`During a most violent gale of wind at about SSW late last night, and early this morning...' (1)

`Accidents occasioned by the gale on Monday night and Tuesday morning.

...The LEDA (a polacre) Rossi, from London to Gibraltar, sunk at the back of the East Pier, Ramsgate.' (1)

Wind conditions at Deal on the 11th SSW (1); and on the 12th `SSW, blows hard.' (1)

`On Friday morning a most violent gale of wind at about S was experienced. The following accounts are received of its effects on the coast.

...The LEDA, Rossi, from London to Gibraltar, which was on shore near Ramsgate, went to pieces.' (1)

Source (3) expresses the date of loss as 15-DEC-1809, which is in fact the issue date in which the LL. report of the loss appears.

Master: Rossi

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

<1> Lloyd's, 1969, Lloyd's list 1741-1945, 4416 15-DEC-1809, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6342.

<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.