Maritime record ADB 291 - Wreck of the Die Hoffnung

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Summary

Wreck of the Die Hoffnung, 1814

Location

Grid reference TM 4678 5641 (point)
Map sheet TM45NE
Civil Parish ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

GERMAN CRAFT, 1814
Status: Casualty

`The DIE HOFFNUNG, Schmidt, from Dantzig to London, was driven on shore near Aldbro', on Tuesday morning, without any person on board, and has since gone to pieces.' (1)

Other vessels were driven on shore at Southwold the same day `during a strong gale at SSE'. (1)

`During the gale on Tuesday morning last...Two foreign vessels went on shore to the north of Aldeburgh, but no lives were lost.' (3)

Master: Schmidt
Crew Lost: all (2)

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Source Unchecked: Lloyds of London. 1969. Lloyd's list. 28-OCT-1814.
  • <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: Suffolk Chronicle. 29-OCT-1814, No.235.

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Record last edited

May 23 2022 12:25PM

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