Maritime record ADB 319 - Wreck of the Amcott

1893 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded at Aldeburgh during a gale while en route from the River Tyne for Belfast with coal. Constructed of iron in 1872, she was a steam-powered vessel.
Status: Casualty

'Stranded.' (1)

'Vessel stranded and lost in wind conditions NE force 9.' (2)

'The steamer AMCOTT went ashore at Aldborough at 6am yesterday. All hands lost; one body picked up. Vessel gone to pieces.' (3)

There are two entries for this vessel in the Shipwreck Index of the British Isles, Section 2, (Suffolk), (1) and Section 5, Yorkshire (2), the latter based on misunderstanding the old spelling 'Aldborough' as referring to Alborough rather than Aldeburgh. Source (1) states the date of loss as 02-NOV-1893, whereas (2) gives a date of 20-NOV-1893. Each provides differing details of the master and owner.

Built: 1872 (2)
Builder: Withy, Alexander & Co. (1)(2)
Where Built: West Hartlepool (1), Hartlepool (2)
Propulsion: Screw-driven, 2 cylinder compound engine (1)(2)
Engine HP: 99 (1)(2)
Boilers: 1 (1)(2)
Machinery: Blair and Company Limited, Stockton on Tees (1)(2); Construction: quarter-deck 84ft (1)(2); forecastle 28ft (1)(2); 4 bulkheads (1)(2); 1 deck (1)(2); well deck (1)(2)
Lloyd's Classification: 90 A1 (1)(2)
Master: R Henman (1); J D Greig (2)
Crew Lost: all (3)
Owner: H G Harper & Co (1); W Green, London (2)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss

Additional sources cited in Shipwreck Index of the British Isles:
LCR 1893 p7(g); LR 1892-3 No.499(A); BOT Wk Rtn 1892 Appx C Table C 1 p131(491)