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Maritime record TR 12 NW 70 - Peggy
Summary
1782 wreck of British cargo vessel which stranded at Dymchurch after being chased ashore by two Dutch privateers during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch Wars. She was bound from London to Portsmouth with flour, and was a wooden sailing vessel.
Status: Casualty
Location
| Grid reference | TR 1036 2940 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR12NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
'The PEGGY, White, from London to Portsmouth, with flour, was drove on shore at Dunchurch [sic], by two Dutch privateers, and it is feared will be lost.' (1)
'Dunchurch' has been identified as Dymchurch in the context of the voyage; the only Dunchurch in England is an inland village.
Master: White (1)(2)
Date of Loss Qualifier: Reporting date of loss
<1> Lloyd's, 1969, Lloyd's list 1741-1945 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6342.
<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.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Nov 6 2025 10:17AM