Maritime record LWT 613 - Wreck of the Kelpie

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Summary

Wreck of the Kelpie, 1896

Location

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

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

ENGLISH BRIGANTINE, 1896
Status: Casualty

Vessel stranded and lost in wind conditions ENE force 9. (1)(2)

Built: 1866
Builder: Hunt
Where Built: Prince Edward Island
Master: R Oxley
Crew: 7
Owner: J W Lawes, South Shields
Construction: IB

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
BOT.Wk.Rtn.1896 Appx.C Table 1 p132(862); LCR.1896 p13(g); LR.1894-5 (K)

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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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 7 2022 1:35PM

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