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Wreck of English Barge, Farmers Boy, Colne Point (EHER 81151)

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Summary

Wreck of English Barge, Farmers Boy, sunk in 1914.

Map

Location

Grid reference TM 1058 1211 (point)
Civil Parish TENDRING, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

Information from NRHE data transfer. Farmer Boy was stranded <1> Its cargo was expressed as manure. <1> It was built in 1878 and had a crew of two. One crew member was lost. Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: BOT.Wk.Rtn.1914-8 Part II Table 8 p44(1)

Sources

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Larn, B. and Larn, R.. 1997. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland. 3. Section 1, Essex.

Other References

  • NRHE identifier: 1269060
  • National Monuments Record: TM 11 SW 25

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