Wreck of English schooner, 'Victoria', Foulness Sands (EHER 81649)
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Summary
1886 wreck of English schooner which stranded on Foulness Sand while en route from Sunderland to Southampton with coal. Built in 1859, she was a wooden sailing vessel also described as a barque or barquentine.
Status: Casualty
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 0929 9785 (20m by 20m) Location provided by NRHE data transfer: 10m buffer around TR 09290 97850. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FOULNESS, ROCHFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
NRHE data transfer:
<1> describes the vessel as a barque.
Vessel stranded and lost in wind conditions E force 7. Vessel described as a schooner. <2>
Barquentine VICTORIA of Shoreham found abandoned and waterlogged on the Maplins by the Clacton lifeboat, which left the Lloyd's agent from Brightlingsea aboard. <3>
Built: 1859
Builder: Balley
Where Built: Shoreham-by-Sea
Owner: A Buckwell, Brighton
Master: J Ball
Crew: 8
Construction: 3 masts, part iron bolts. <2>
Date of Loss Qualifier: A
See also <4> and <5>.
NRHE summary description:
1886 wreck of English schooner which stranded on Foulness Sand while en route from Sunderland to Southampton with coal. Built in 1859, she was a wooden sailing vessel also described as a barque or barquentine.
Status: Casualty
Sources
- <1> SEX76233 LIST: United Kingdom shipwreck index.
- <2> 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. Section 1, Essex (CA).
- <3> SEX76231 Bibliographic reference: Benham, H.. 1980. The Salvagers. p.197.
- <4> 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. BOT Wk Rtn 1885 Apppx C Table 1 p.129; LR 1882-3 No.155(V).
- <5> SEX76231 Bibliographic reference: Benham, H.. 1980. The Salvagers. Harwich and Dovercourt Free Press 09.01.1886.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1209149
- National Monuments Record: TR 09 NE 6