Maritime record TR 01 NE 265 - Venus

Following collision with the Greek steamship AMPHITRITE in calm conditions this steamship was eventually put ashore at Dungeness, where she became a total wreck. (1)

Built: 1891
Builder: Ropner & Son
Where Built: Stockton on Tees
Propulsion: screw-driven 3 cylinder triple expansion engine
Horsepower: 245
Boilers: 2
Owner: Glan S.S. Co. Ltd., Aberystwyth
Master: D Jones
Crew: 25
Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
BOT Wk Rtn 1899 Appx.C Table 1 p157(729)
LR 1899-00 No.123(V)
LCR 1899 p6(d)

<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.