Wreck of English cargo vessel, 'Friendship', Maplin Sands (EHER 82498)
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Summary
1833 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Maplin Sands on her passage 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:
`Shields, 25th June. The FRIENDSHIP, Hunter, of South Shields, coal laden, was totally lost on the Maplin Sand 16th inst. Crew saved.' <1>
16-Jun, FRIENDSHIP, of Shields, lost on Maplin Sands. <2>
Master: Hunter. <3> <4>
Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss
Note: The mapped location is a generic location used by the NRHE.
Sources
- <1> SEX76232 LIST: Lloyd, E. 1969. Lloyd's List. 28-JUN-1833, No.6859.
- <2> SEX77193 Report: Board of Trade Casualty Returns. Parliamentary Papers. Vol.17, p.302 (682), 1836, Select Committee on Shipwreck, Appendix 7, 1833.
- <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: 893537
- National Monuments Record: TQ 98 SE 66