Wreck of English snow, 'Ellil', Maplin Sands (EHER 82500)
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Summary
1833 wreck of English snow which was beached on the Maplin Sands after collision with a wreck while 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:
`Wivenhoe 14th Oct: The ELLIL, of Newcastle, Clark, bound to London, was totally lost last night on the Maplin Sands. The crew and part of the materials saved.' <1><2>
Name spelt as ELLIL. <1> <3>
13-Oct, ELLIL, to London, lost on Maplin Sands. <4>
`Ship' ELLILL (241 tons, Newcastle to London, coals) struck wreck on Heaps and had to be run ashore on Maplins. Crew into Wivenhoe by LIBERTY (Allen). <5>
Built: 1828. <3>
Where Built: Newcastle-upon-Tyne. <3>
Owner: Clark & Co. <3>
Master: Clark. <1> <2> <3>
Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss
Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
LR 1833 No.647€. <6>
Additional sources cited in The Salvagers:
Essex Standard 19.10.1833. <5>
Note: The mapped location is a generic location used by the NRHE.
Sources
- <1> SEX76232 LIST: Lloyd, E. 1969. Lloyd's List. 15-OCT-1833, No.6890.
- <2> SEX76873 Serial: Durham County Advertiser. Durham County Advertiser. p.3, 18-OCT-1833, No.998.
- <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> SEX77193 Report: Board of Trade Casualty Returns. Parliamentary Papers. Vol.17, p.302 (682), 1836, Select Committee on Shipwreck, Appendix 7, 1833.
- <5> SEX76233 LIST: United Kingdom shipwreck index.
- <6> SEX76231 Bibliographic reference: Benham, H.. 1980. The Salvagers. p.171.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 893539
- National Monuments Record: TQ 98 SE 68