Maritime record TQ 67 SE 153 - Wear

Summary

BRITISH MERCHANT STEAMER, 1897

Location

Grid reference TQ 6561 7434 (point) NLO
Map sheet TQ67SE
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Sank following collision with the SS MOBILE, of London, and the SS GRANGE, of Grangemouth, in calm conditions. (1)(2)

Departure given as Tyne Dock. (2)

Built: 1865
Builder: Oswald and Co.
Where Built: Sunderland
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
HP: 90
Master: T Snow
Crew: 17
Owner: J Westall, Sunderland

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
BOT.Wk.Rtn.1897 Appx.C Table 3 p174(626); LR.1896-7 No.131(W


<1> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.

<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.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: 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.

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Record last edited

Jul 1 2024 6:17PM