Wreck of English cargo vessel, 'Rover', Maplin Sands (EHER 82497)
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Summary
1818 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Maplin Sand en route from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to London with coal; a wooden sailing vessel.
Status: Casualty
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 9769 8439 (point) Generic location provided by NRHE data transfer. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FOULNESS, ROCHFORD, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | GREAT WAKERING, ROCHFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
NRHE data transfer:
`The ROVER, Gibson, from Newcastle to London, was lost on the Maplin Sand on Wednesday night.' <1>
`...on the night of the 4th inst...The ROVERS, Gibson, from Newcastle to London, was lost on the Maplin Sand the same night.' <2>
NB: Source <3> attributes a cargo of coal to this vessel, not explicitly stated in sources <1> and <2>, although consistent with the vessel's voyage details. However, although the chief export from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, coal was not the only possible cargo.
Built: 1812. <3>
Master: Gibson. <1> <2> T Gibson. <3>
Owner: Cullen. <3>
Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
BOT.SCS.Wk.1818 Appx.7 p292; LR 1817-18 No.470®. <4>
Note: The mapped location is a generic location used by the NRHE.
Sources
- <1> SEX76232 LIST: Lloyd, E. 1969. Lloyd's List. 10-MAR-1818, No.5261.
- <2> SEX76873 Serial: Durham County Advertiser. Durham County Advertiser. p.3, 14-MAR-1818, No.184.
- <3> 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).
- <4> SEX76233 LIST: United Kingdom shipwreck index.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 893533
- National Monuments Record: TQ 98 SE 65