`The YOUNG ABRAHAM, Girston, from Bordeaux for Hamburg, went ashore the 12th instant off Dungeness.' (3)

`On Wednesday morning, about five o'clock, was drove ashore on the Brooks, near Lydd in Kent, the JOHN ABRAHAMS, a Dutch ship, John Gallets, master, laden with brandy, wine, lemons and indigo, from Bordeaux and bound to Hamburgh. She is bulged and little hopes of getting her off; the people are saved.' (5)

Source (2) gives the position of loss as near Lydd, and states that a large quantity of the cargo of wine and brandy was salvaged.

Source (4) states the nationality of the vessel as British.

Master: Girston (3)(4); Gallets (5)

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Historic England archive material: 969634 Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Admiralty Court Case Papers. Centre for Kentish Studies. Reference record created for RCHME Maritime Section, 5/6/95.

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

<2> Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Admiralty Court Case Papers. Centre for Kentish Studies., CPW/AP 1753/3, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6422.

<3> Lloyd's, 1969, Lloyd's list 1741-1945 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6342.

<4> Larn, Richard and Bridget, 1995, Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 2 : Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex, Kent (Mainland), Kent (Downs), Goodwin Sands, Thames (Bibliographic reference). SKE31910.

<5> 1753, Norwich Mercury (Newspaper). SKE56083.