Date of Loss Qualifier: A Built: 1838 Crew:15 In collision with the Ravensbourne, she immediately began to fill and sank, bows foremost 5 minutes after the accident. The passengers and crew with one sxception were rescued by the Ravensbourne and landed at Gravesend.The mast appeared above the surface at low water (1). Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: LL.02.07.1852 p93 (2). DUCHESS OF KENT, Humphreys, from Ramsgate to London, was in contact yesterday afternoon off Northfleet Point with the RAVENSBOURNE (s), Bacon, from London to Antwerp, and sank in deep water; crew and passengers supposed to be all saved.' (3)

Built: 1838
Propulsion: Screw driven
Master: Humphreys
Crew: 15
Lives Lost: 1 (2)

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

<1> Board of Trade Casualty Returns, 1850, Page Nos. 92 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6357.

<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.