Maritime record TR 35 SE 338 - Susannah

`...drove ashore near Sandown Castle in a terrible tempest, master and the boy drowned; the rest of the crew all saved and taken to Deal. Most of the wine was saved, but the vessel and fruit were lost.' (3)

Sources (1) and (2) interpret the name of the vessel as SUSANNAH CARMICHAEL; according to source (3) the vessel's name is SUSANNAH and that of the master Carmichael. Source (2) also gives a reported date of loss based on the dates of the newpaper issues.

Master: Carmichael
Crew Lost: 2

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
CJ.20.11.1770

<1> Kentish Gazette, 17-NOV-1770 to 20-NOV-1770, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6364.

<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 (Bibliographic reference). SKE31910.