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Maritime record TQ 96 SW 132 - Mersey
Summary
MERSEY, ENGLISH SPRITSAIL BARGE Status: Casualty
Location
Grid reference | TQ 9147 6485 (point) NLO |
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Map sheet | TQ96SW |
Civil Parish | SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT |
County | KENT |
District | SWALE, KENT |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Registration No. ROCHESTER 84406 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. MERSEY was built at Rochester in 1881. She was owned successively by .Peters, B.P.C.M. and Kent River Board She is noted as derelict in 1946 and as being broken up in 1950 on the mainland. Date reported derelict taken as date of loss. (1)
<1> Society for Spiritsail Barge Research, 1996, The last berth of the sailorman, 9.5.f., Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6419.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE6419 Bibliographic reference: Society for Spiritsail Barge Research. 1996. The last berth of the sailorman. 9.5.f., Page Nos. N/a.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 8 2025 1:05PM