"Crew lost." Date of Loss: A 'Another fearful storm is recorded to have broken over the Downs on the afternoon of 18-FEB-1807, which occasioned an enormous amount of damage to the ships then lying in the Downs....a barque went ashore at Kingsdown and every soul on board perished; a similar fate attending this ship in St.Margaret's Bay, one off Sandown and another off Dover, were seen to go down with all hands on board. Many merchantmen that were known to have been sheltering in the Downs disappeared altogether and were never afterwards heard of.'(2) Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: MGS. p52; GSS.Larn R. 1977 p72 and p174.

`Deal 18: Early this morning a most tremendous gale suddenly arose from the north, attended with snow, which has made great destruction among the shipping in the Downs...a brig ran on shore near Kingsdown, and went to pieces.' (1)(3)

Wind conditions at Deal on the 18th `N, blows hard, with snow.' (1)

`A barque...lost her ground tackle and was blown ashore at Kingsdown.' (4)

`Deal, February 18...a brig ran on shore near Kingsdown, and went to pieces; all hands perished.' (5)

NB: Sources (1)(3) and (5) state the vessel type as a brig, (2) and (4) as a barque.

NB: This vessel may be identifiable with the PROVIDENCE brig (q.v.) reported on shore at Kingsdown in source (1).

Crew Lost: All (2)(5)

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
MGS. P52

<1> Lloyd's, 1969, Lloyd's list 1741-1945, No 4128 20-FEB-1807, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6342.

<2> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.

<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.