Maritime record LWT 609 - Wreck of the Messenger

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Wreck of the Messenger, 1877

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Grid reference TM 5415 8998 (point)
Map sheet TM58NW
Civil Parish LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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ENGLISH DANDY, 1877
Status: Casualty

Sank after striking a sunken wreck in the Roads in wind conditions
SSW force 5. (1)(2)

Built: 1857
Master: B Kerridge
Crew: 8
Owner: B Kerridge, Walberswick, Suffolk

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
BOT.Wk.Rtn.1877 Appx.Pts.I-IV p114(528)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Source Unchecked: 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index.
  • <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.

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Jun 7 2022 12:56PM

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