Maritime record LWT 723 - Wreck of the Champion Trawler

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Summary

Wreck of the Champion Trawler, 1897

Location

Grid reference TM 5621 9290 (point)
Map sheet TM59SE
Civil Parish LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

BRITISH DANDY, 1897
Status: Casualty

Vessel foundered and lost in the harbour entrance following collision with the unregistered steam dredger PIONEER of Lowestoft in wind conditions S force 4. (2)

Built: 1866
Owner: W Wright, Kirkley
Master: W Wright
Crew: 2
Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
BOT Wk Rtn 1897 Appx.C Table 1 p152(590)

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 12:11PM

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