Maritime record COR 151 - Wreck of a Tartar
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TM 5600 9809 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM59NE |
| Civil Parish | CORTON, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
1807 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft; a wooden sailing vessel.
Status: Casualty
`Yarmouth, Feb. 19. On Wednesday last, about 3 o'clock in the morning, a most violent gale of wind came on very suddenly from the NE, and continued till the evening, the dreadful effects of which appear all along the coast, several miles to the northward and southward of this port...Between Yarmouth and Lowestoffe, the TARTAR, of and from Shields, for London, with coals, C Grant master, lost, and the master and 9 of the crew perished.' (1)
NB: The position of loss has been given as Corton, a point approximately equidistant from Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft.
Master: C Grant (1)
Crew: 10 accounted for (1)
Crew Lost: 10 (1)
Date of Loss Qualifier: A
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Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 10 2022 4:21PM