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Maritime record TQ 77 SE 1426 - Wreck of a Dutch fireship, the Catharina
Summary
1667 wreck of a Dutch fireship which stranded in Gillingham Reach during the Raid on the Medway. She is recorded as having struck the ground, and may be the wreck recorded in 1669 as the 'wreck of a Dutch fireship at Gillingham', as distinct from the 'bottom of a Dutch fireship', suggesting those referred to expended fireships, of which little would have been left. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel.
Status: Casualty
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7619 7039 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ77SE |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> Peter Higginbotham, 2000, The Workhouse, prints (Website). SKE56079.
<2> Rogers P G, 1970, The Dutch in the Medway (Bibliographic reference). SKE56188.
<3> Calendar of State Papers Domestic, Charles II, 1667, Vol.206, No.100 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6354.
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: NHPP Naval Battlefields Project (EKE20884)
Record last edited
Jun 18 2024 3:19PM