Maritime record LWT 716 - Wreck of the Broughty Castle

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Summary

Wreck of the Broughty Castle, 1897

Location

Grid reference TM 5618 9289 (point)
Map sheet TM59SE
Civil Parish LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

ENGLISH SCHOONER, 1897
Status: Casualty

Vessel foundered and lost following collision with the ketch SPARTAN
of Dundee, in wind conditions NW force 9. (2)

Year Built: 1850
Owner: W A Mitchell, Pomphlett, Devon
Master: J Gargett
Crew: 4
Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
BOT.Wk.Rtn.1897 Appx.C Table 1 p149(601)

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 15 2022 11:17AM

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