Maritime record TQ 77 SE 48 - Rhoda Mary, Short Reach

Summary

The Rhoda Mary was built in 1868 at Point, near Falmouth in Cornwall. She was designed by William Foreman Ferris. The Rhoda Mary was the first of his designs, being 109 foot on deck, 95 foot at the waterline, with a 21 foot beam, 10 foot draught, and a displacement of 130 tons. In the late 19th century, at a time of explosive growth in national and international commerce, the merchant schooner with its distinctive square topsails became the pre-eminent cargo vessel in the age of sail. Of the hundreds of vessels servicing this trade, throughout Europe and as far afield as Newfoundland, two were regarded by mariners as the fastest examples of the type - the Rhoda Mary and the Katie Cluett. Today, there are no surviving working examples of the two-masted merchant schooners which were the mainstay of international trade during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Location

Grid reference TQ 77687 71205 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Civil Parish HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index, Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.

<1> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10333.

<2> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11145.

<2> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10372.

<3> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11140.

<3> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11146.

<4> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11145.

<4> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11193.

<5> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11146.

<5> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.

<6> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11181.

<7> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11193.

<8> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.

<9> Rhoda Mary Project Team, 2015, Rhoda Mary Shipwreck: Proposals - Surveys, Salvage & Conservation - revised report (Unpublished document). SKE30623.

Sources/Archives (14)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index. Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a.
  • <1> Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 65. print.
  • <2> Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 58. print.
  • <2> Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7771/8. print.
  • <3> Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7771/3. print.
  • <3> Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7771/9. print.
  • <4> Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7771/8. print.
  • <4> Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ8068/4. print.
  • <5> Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7771/9. print.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report.
  • <6> Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7970/19. print.
  • <7> Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ8068/4. print.
  • <8> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report.
  • <9> Unpublished document: Rhoda Mary Project Team. 2015. Rhoda Mary Shipwreck: Proposals - Surveys, Salvage & Conservation - revised report.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year One (Ref: 56750) (EWX8437)

Record last edited

Jan 22 2025 2:16PM