Wreck of English smack, 'Jane', Maplin Sands (EHER 82539)
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Summary
1836 wreck of English smack which stranded on the Maplin Sand; 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:
Joseph Brown, master and owner of GOOD INTENT of Wivenhoe, charged with possessing two jibs from the Barking smack JANE wrecked on the Maplins on October 12 and `next day completely stripped', according to her owner, James Morgan, but the case was not proved. <1>
Owner: James Morgan <1>
Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Additional sources cited in The Salvagers:
Essex Standard 18.11.1836. <1>
Note: The mapped location is a generic location used by the NRHE.
Sources
- <1> SEX76231 Bibliographic reference: Benham, H.. 1980. The Salvagers. p.172.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1376805
- National Monuments Record: TQ 98 SE 126