Maritime record LWT 693 - Wreck of the Mornington

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Summary

Wreck of the Mornington, 1882

Location

Grid reference TM 5647 9295 (point)
Map sheet TM59SE
Civil Parish LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

ENGLISH BRIG, 1882
Status: Casualty

Vessel stranded and lost in wind conditions NE force 10. (1)(2)

Sources (1) and (2) give variant tonnages of 208 net and 209 gross respectively.

Built: 1841
Where Built: Sunderland
Master: D Page
Crew: 8
Owner: J G Chamberlain, Wivenhoe, Essex

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
BOT.Wk.Rtn.1882 Appx.Pts.I-IV p106(749); LR.1882-3 No.1031(M)

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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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 14 2022 4:41PM

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