Wreck of English brig, 'Jane Jackson', Blacktail Spit, Maplin Sands (EHER 82513)
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Summary
1853 wreck of English brig which stranded on the Blacktail Spit while en route from Shields 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:
Crew and part of the ship's stores were saved after she was wrecked in wind conditions ENE force 6, cloudy. <1>
`Whitstable, 11th December - The JUNO...and a collier brig, went on shore yesterday and sank on the Blacktail.' <2>
`Southend, 12th December - The JANE JACKSON, Hall, of and from Shields for London, struck on the Blacktail Sand on the morning of the 10th of December and sank, crew and part of stores saved.' <3>
Two smacks in Harwich with coals from a wreck on the Maplins [whether the JUNO or the JANE JACKSON is not specified]. <4>
Master: Hall. <3>
Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
ADM Wk Rtn 1853 p73. <5>
Additional sources cited in The Salvagers:
Essex Standard 16.12.1853. <4>
Note: The mapped location is a generic location used by the NRHE.
Sources
- <1> 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).
- <2> SEX76232 LIST: Lloyd, E. 1969. Lloyd's List. p.3, 12-DEC-1853, No.12,392.
- <3> SEX76232 LIST: Lloyd, E. 1969. Lloyd's List. p.4, 13-DEC-1853, No.12,393.
- <4> SEX76231 Bibliographic reference: Benham, H.. 1980. The Salvagers. p.184.
- <5> SEX76233 LIST: United Kingdom shipwreck index.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1245098
- National Monuments Record: TQ 98 SE 101