`A most tremendous gale of wind was experienced on Wednesday night...The following vessels were driven on shore near Ramsgate...CORNELIA, Mitchell, from Shields to Poole, totally lost at the back of the East Pier Head. The master and part of the crew drowned.' (1)(3)

Wind conditions at Deal on the 4th SW, `blowing fresh', and SW, `blowing hard', the following day. (1)

Master: Mitchell (1)(2)(3)
Crew Lost: some (1)(2)(3)

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
BOT.SCS.Wk 1818 Appx 7 p292

<1> Lloyd's, 1969, Lloyd's list 1741-1945, 5260 06-MAR-1818, 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, Section 5, Kent Downs (BE) (Bibliographic reference). SKE31910.

<3> Newcastle Courant, 14-MAR-1818, No.7379 (Newspaper). SKE56147.