Wreck of Thames sailing barge, 'William Cleverly of Rochester', Maldon Promenade Creek (EHER 13744)

The wreck of the Thames spritsail barge William Cleverly is visible in the mud at Maldon Promenade Creek. This boat was built at Rochester in 1899, used as a lighter in the earlier 20th century, then broken up some time after 1963.

William Cleverly of Rochester, Official No. 110954, 46 ton. Built at Rochester in 1899. Owners, Borstal CoOp, Little, Horsenail L.R.T.C., and Browns as a lighter, bought by John Otter and almost re-rigged 1961-63, broken up at Maldon Promenade Creek, bottom visible. <1> <2> William Cleverly was hulked at the Maldon Barge Graveyard (EHER 82000) by 1981. <3> See aerial imagery <4>. Note: Whilst it is known that the William Cleverly is one of the hulked vessels at the Maldon Barge Graveyard (EHER 82000), it has not been possible to distinguish it from the other vessels and as such this record has been mapped using a bounding polygon to denote the area the barge lies within. NRHE data transfer, 802124, 1520125 and 1520126: Horizontal Datum: OGB <5> Vertical Datum: LAT <5> Buoyage: WKS <5> 09-SEP-1981: This position covers three wrecks. <5> 09-SEP-1981: Three wrecks in 51 43.28N 00 41.57E (HMS HECATE), in 2m depth. <6> Seen to be located in the inter-tidal zone south of Promenade Park. <7> Note: The NRHE holds records for three vessels recorded at the site of the Maldon Barge Graveyard in 1981 by the UK Hydrographic Office, but it does not identify the vessels by their name. The records probably refer to this record (William Cleverly), and the hulked barges Mamgu (EHER 13739) and the British Lion (EHER 13735), and the information has been accessioned into all three.