Maritime record LWT 759 - Wreck of the Heart of Oak

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Summary

Wreck of the Heart of Oak, 1847

Location

Grid reference TM 5571 9060 (point)
Map sheet TM59SE
Civil Parish LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

WELSH BRIG, 1847
Status: Casualty

Crew rescued by the Lowestoft yawl PRINCESS ROYAL, the master of which, William Hook, was coxswain of the Lowestoft lifeboat. (1)

Built: 1811
Where Built: Cardigan
Owner: Jones & Co.
Crew: 6
Additional details: Classed at Lloyds AE1.
Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
SLL p13
LR 1842 No.183(H)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Larn, R., Larn, B.. 1997. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 16 2022 11:13AM

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