Maritime record COR 134 - Wreck of the Benjamin and Ann
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | TM 5598 9812 (point) |
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Map sheet | TM59NE |
Civil Parish | CORTON, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
ENGLISH TRANSPORT VESSEL, 1782
Status: Casualty
`Yarmouth 29th. Last night and this morning, it blew a gale of wind at ENE, in which the BENJAMIN AND ANN, Capt. Ratcliff, a transport, belonging to Whitby, drove on shore near Corton, and went to pieces; the people saved.' (1)
Master: Ratcliff
Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 10 2022 10:27AM