Wreck of British cargo vessel, 'New Success', off of Foulness Island (EHER 82424)
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Summary
A British cargo vessel, lost in 1767. Status: Casualty.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TR 0369 9316 (point) Location provided by NRHE data transfer. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FOULNESS, ROCHFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
NRHE data transfer:
'The NEW SUCCESS, Soar, from Hamburg to London, with wheat and oats, was totally lost the 20th ult., off the island of Foulness.' <1>
Source <2> gives the date of loss as 20-DEC-1768; since the vessel was reported lost 01-JAN-1768, the true date of loss must be 20-DEC-1767.
Master: Soar
Date of Loss Qualifier: A. <3>
NRHE summary description:
British cargo vessel, 1767
Status: Casualty
Sources
- <1> SEX76232 LIST: Lloyd, E. 1969. Lloyd's List. 01-JAN-1768, No.3334.
- <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> SEX76233 LIST: United Kingdom shipwreck index.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 893492
- National Monuments Record: TR 09 SW 4