Maritime record TR 45 SW 163 - Lancresse

Summary

CHANNEL ISLANDS MERCHANT STEAMSHIP, 1935

Location

Grid reference TR 4030 5244 (point) NLO
Map sheet TR45SW
District DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

Received underwater damage following collision with the Norwegian SS TRES, in fog. The LANRESSE sank within five minutes. The only casualty was the helmsman, George Day, of South Shields. The other ten crew were taken aboard the Brake light vessel and later transferred to Ramsgate by the lifeboat. Year Built: 1917 Propulsion: Screw, 3 cylinder triple expansion Crew: 11 Crew Lost: 1 Passengers: 0 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: MOD(N).Hyd.Wk.No.012304360; DE.23.11.1935(R); LCR.1935 p9(f)


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

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  • <1> Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.

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Record last edited

Sep 29 1994 12:00AM