Wreck of English Barge, Betsy, St Osyth (EHER 81158)

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Summary

Wreck of English Barge, Betsy which caught fire, burnt to the water line and sank in 1885.

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Grid reference	TM 1069 1206 (point)
Civil Parish	TENDRING, TENDRING, ESSEX

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Information from NRHE data import. The vessel was loading straw at St Osyth, when she caught fire, burnt to the water line and sank. (2) Year Built: 1819 Owner: J B Handley, Maldon Master: J Handley Crew: 2 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: BOT.Wk.Rtn.1885 Appx.C Table 1 p145(421)

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<1> SEX76230 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.
<2> SEX76233 LIST: United Kingdom shipwreck index.

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NRHE identifier: 893598
National Monuments Record: TM 11 SW 18

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