Maritime record LWT 698 - Wreck of the Nimrod

1882 wreck of English schooner which stranded on the Holm Sand en route from Grimsby for Valparaiso with coal. Constructed of wood in 1853 with copper sheathing, she was a sailing vessel.
Status: Casualty

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

The more conventional spelling of NIMROD has been given as the primary form of the vessel's name, with the version NIMROUD as quoted in the secondary sources (1) and (2) as the alternative form. (3)

Built: 1853 (1)(2)
Builder: Tindalls (1)(2)
Where Built: Scarborough (1)(2)
Master: A Oppenheim (1)(2)
Crew: 17 (1)(2)
Owner: W Carter, Liverpool (1)(2)
Construction: felt and yellow metal; poop deck 53ft; forecastle 23ft (1)(2)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss

Additional sources cited in Shipwreck Index of the British Isles:
BOT.Wk.Rtn.1882 Appx.Pts.I-IV p109(756); LR.1882-3 No.222(N)