Maritime record ORF 285 - Wreck of the Yarmouth

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Summary

Wreck of the Yarmouth, 1767

Location

Grid reference TM 4662 4983 (point)
Map sheet TM44NE
Civil Parish ORFORD, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

1767 wreck of British craft which stranded near Orfordness en route from London to Great Yarmouth; a wooden sailing vessel.
Status: Casualty

`The YARMOUTH, Ball, from London to Yarmouth, is stranded off Orfordness.' (1)(3)

Master: Ball (1)(2)(3)

Date of Loss Qualifier: R

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Source Unchecked: Lloyds of London. 1969. Lloyd's list.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: Larn, R., Larn, B.. 1997. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire.
  • <S3> News Paper: Newcastle Courant. 17-JAN-1767, No.4713.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 23 2022 12:39PM

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