Maritime record LWT 801 - Wreck of the Yufrow Catherine

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Summary

Wreck of the Yufrow Catherine, 1794

Location

Grid reference TM 5570 9060 (point)
Map sheet TM59SE
Civil Parish LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

1794 wreck of Dutch galliot which stranded on the Newcome Sand en route from Gluckstadt to Livorno with wheat; a wooden sailing vessel.
Status: Casualty

`On the 14th inst. at 6 o'clock in the morning, the galliot YUFROW CATHERINE, Corn. Holme, from Glukstadt, bound to Leghorn with wheat, got on the Newcome Sand, and was lost. The crew were saved by a fishing smack.' (1)

NB: Even allowing for the non-standardized orthography of the period, the spellings JUFFROW and JUFROW were more usual,and the name has therefore also been given in the alternative versions JUFFROW/JUFROW CATHERINE.

Master: Cornelius Holme (1)

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- News Paper: 1827. Norwich Mercury. 22-NOV-1794, No.2340.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 20 2022 5:55PM

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