Wreck of English cargo vessel, 'Flora', Maplin Sands (EHER 82499)
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Summary
1833 wreck of cargo vessel which stranded on the Maplin Sands during a gale; 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:
`Harwich, 6th Sept: The FLORA, Wilkie, was wrecked on the Maplin Sand 30th ult. Crew and part of the cargo and stores saved.' <1>
NB: Misquoted as from Colchester in source <2>.
30-AUG, FLORA wrecked on Maplin Sands. <3>
NB: A gale is known to have battered the eastern coast of England from 30-AUG [in the south] to 01-SEP-1833.
Master: Wilkie <1><2>
Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss
See also <4>.
Note: The mapped location is a generic location used by the NRHE.
Sources
- <1> SEX76232 LIST: Lloyd, E. 1969. Lloyd's List. 10-SEP-1833, No.6880.
- <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> SEX77193 Report: Board of Trade Casualty Returns. Parliamentary Papers. Vol.17, p.302 (682), 1836, Select Committee on Shipwreck, Appendix 7, 1833.
- <4> SEX76233 LIST: United Kingdom shipwreck index.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 893538
- National Monuments Record: TQ 98 SE 67