Maritime record TQ 67 SE 161 - Inger

Summary

1909 wreck of Norwegian barque which foundered off Gravesend, following a collision en route from Langesund for London with ice. Constructed of wood in 1875, she was a sailing vessel. Status: Casualty

Location

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

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Sank following collision with the SS UNTATA [sic], of London. (2)

Built as MARIA & KAETHE for her first owners in Rostock, going to another Rostock owner in 1886. She was sold on into Norwegian service in 1890, when she was renamed INGER. She changed hands several times, the last time in 1905.

Dimensions: 436 tons gross, 392 net; 123.9 x 29 x 17.3 feet.

She collided with the steamer UMTATA of London while lying-to off Gravesend, and was condemned as a wreck. She was bound with ice for London. (4)

Built: 1875 (2)(3)(4)
Builder: E Burchard & Co. (4)
Where Built: Rostock (4)
Crew: 10 (2)
Owner: A/S Inger (Jacobsen & Co.), Langesund (4)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss


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

<2> Board of Trade Casualty Returns, 1909 Appx.C Table 1, Page Nos. 121 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6357.

<3> 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.

<4> Peter Higginbotham, 2000, The Workhouse (Website). SKE56079.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Board of Trade Casualty Returns. 1909 Appx.C Table 1, Page Nos. 121.
  • <3> 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.
  • <4> Website: Peter Higginbotham. 2000. The Workhouse.

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Record last edited

Jul 5 2024 5:20PM