Maritime record TR 45 NE 370 - Eliza

Summary

MERCHANT BRIG, 1804

Location

Grid reference TR 4644 5793 (point) NLO
Map sheet TR45NE
District DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

"1 crew saved." Master: David scay Date of Loss: R (1) ' - struck on a rock near the Forth Foreland at midnight. Her captain and nine men took to the boats, leaving one man on board who refused to leave by choice. He lashed himself to the shrouds and from there saw his companions thrown into the sea when their boats capsized, drowning all the occupants. The vessel then drifted off towards the Goodwin Sands and foundered, the last crewman being saved by a passing vessel.' Date of Loss Qualifier: R (2) Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index. The Naval Chronicle 1804 Vol.11 p77


<1> Lloyd's, 1969, Lloyd's list 1741-1945, 4492 SEP-1804, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6342.

<2> Lloyd's, 1969, Lloyd's list 1741-1945, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6342.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Lloyd's. 1969. Lloyd's list 1741-1945. 4492 SEP-1804, Page Nos. N/a.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Lloyd's. 1969. Lloyd's list 1741-1945. Page Nos. N/a.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Feb 10 1994 12:00AM