Maritime record TQ 91 SE 18 - Lord Tennyson

Summary

ENGLISH KETCH, 1907

Location

Grid reference TQ 9573 1398 (point) NLO
Map sheet TQ91SE

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Full Description

Ketch had been collecting grit from the beach to west of Rye when she got into trouble off the harbour mouth in sudden stormy wind. The lifeboat was called out and rescued three crew. Wind blew her onto the Camber sands. (Biggs) East Sussex MSMR gives date of loss as 1909. Drove ashore and was wrecked in wind conditions E force 7. Year Built: 1891 Owner: Walker Howard and Co., London Master: A E Wickens Crew: 3 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in East Sussex MSMR: "The sound of Maroons", H Biggs, 1977 p107


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

<2> Board of Trade Casualty Returns, 1907 Appx. C Table 1, Page Nos. 131 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6357.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Board of Trade Casualty Returns. 1907 Appx. C Table 1, Page Nos. 131.

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Record last edited

Oct 6 2022 10:33AM