Maritime record LWT 720 - Wreck of the Sirdar

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Summary

Wreck of the Sirdar, 1915

Location

Grid reference TM 5623 9291 (point)
Map sheet TM59SE
Civil Parish LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

ENGLISH BARGE, 1915
Status: Casualty

Registration No. LONDON 110033

Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research.

SIRDAR was built at Ipswich in 1898. She was owned successively by Shrubsall, Parry and the L.R.T.C.. She is described as a motor barge and charter barge. She is then noted as a hulk and as being partially visible as burnt remains in 1986. (1)

Built: 1898
Crew: 2
Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
BOT Wk Rtn Abst. 1915 Pt.II p16(2)

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: Society for Spritsail Barge Research. 1987. The last berth of the sailorman.

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Record last edited

Jun 15 2022 11:45AM

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