Maritime record LWT 560 - Wreck of the Union

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Summary

SCOTTISH CARGO VESSEL, 1827 Status: Casualty

Location

Grid reference TM 5415 8997 (point)
Map sheet TM58NW
Civil Parish LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

`Kessingland, near Lowestoffe, 28th Jan: The following vessels were driven on shore between this place and Lowestoffe during the gale of 26th inst., viz...UNION of Aberdeen...cargo saved with little damage. It is now blowing strong from SW.' (1)

`Lowestoffe, 9th Feb:...It blew very hard at ENE all last night, and the vessels on the strand have suffered much. The UNION, of Aberdeen, and VENUS, of Sunderland, it is feared are bilged.' (2)

Source (3) expresses the date of loss as 09-FEB-1827, the reporting date of source (2).

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Source Unchecked: Lloyds of London. 1969. Lloyd's list. 30-JAN-1827, No.6190.
  • <S2> Source Unchecked: Lloyds of London. 1969. Lloyd's list. 13-FEB-1827, No.6194.
  • <S3> Bibliographic reference: Larn, R., Larn, B.. 1997. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire.

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Record last edited

May 31 2022 2:39PM

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