Maritime record TQ 76 NE 175 - Sappho

Summary

SAPPHO, ENGLISH SPRITSAIL BARGE

Location

Grid reference TQ 7519 6873 (point) NLO
Map sheet TQ76NE
County KENT
Civil Parish FRINDSBURY EXTRA, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Registration No. ROCHESTER 68428 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. Sappho was built at Limehouse in 1873. She was owned successively by Wood, Rutland, Austen and Bensted. She is noted as a stumpy, as a house barge in 1938, a hulk in 1958 and as being broken up. Date reported as a house barge taken as date of loss. (1)


<1> Society for Spiritsail Barge Research, 1996, The last berth of the sailorman, 9.3.a.iii., Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6419.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Society for Spiritsail Barge Research. 1996. The last berth of the sailorman. 9.3.a.iii., Page Nos. N/a.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Nov 12 2024 1:09PM