Maritime record BNC 133 - Wreck of the Active

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Summary

Wreck of the Active, 1888

Location

Grid reference TM 5370 8426 (point)
Map sheet TM58SW
Civil Parish BENACRE, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

1888 wreck of English sloop which stranded at Benacre Ness en route from Lowestoft to Burnham-on-Crouch with railway sleepers. Constructed of wood in 1827, she was a sailing vessel.
Status: Casualty

Vessel stranded and lost in wind conditions ENE force 6. (1)(2)

Cargo specified as railway sleepers. (2)

Built: 1827 (2)
Master: J Wilkinson (2)
Crew: 2 (2)
Owner: R B Armit, Hull (2)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss

Additional sources cited in Shipwreck Index of the British Isles:
BOT.Wk.Rtn.1888 Appx.C Table 1 p138(760)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Larn, R., Larn, B.. 1997. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire.
  • --- Source Unchecked: 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 8 2022 11:56AM

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