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Maritime record TR 34 SW 394 - Wreck of Unknown vessel, Dover, Kent
Summary
A small unknown boat carrying mail between Dover and France was wrecked in 1773 near Dover drowning one man. (location accurate to the nearest 1km based on available information)
Location
| Grid reference | TR 3326 4061 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
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Full Description
Letter from Dover, Jan 15th. "Yesterday morning two boats went off, in the road as usual, in order to bring on shore the mail and passengers, from the packet just arrived from Calais, when unfortunately one of the boats, consisting of four men was overset by a large sea, and one man (Mr Grovener) was drowned; the other three were miraculously saved by the sailors in the other boat." Crew: 4 Crew Lost: 1 Date of Loss: A (1)
No further information available
<1> Kentish Gazette, 485 13-JAN-1773 to 16-JAN-1773, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6364.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1>XY SKE6364 Bibliographic reference: Kentish Gazette. 485 13-JAN-1773 to 16-JAN-1773, Page Nos. N/a. [Mapped feature: #13050 Wreck site, ]
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 29 2019 3:11PM