Maritime record ADB 295 - Wreck of the Corregio
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TM 4678 5641 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM45NE |
| Civil Parish | ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
ENGLISH BARQUE, 1855
Status: Casualty
Vessel stranded and lost in wind conditions ESE force 8, with heavy seas. A total of seven vessels were either driven on shore or else onto the shoals off Aldeburgh, and it was the local lifeboat, un-named at the time, later to become the PASCO in 1866, that rescued the crew of nine. The crews of the other vessels were nearly all saved using lines thrown by rescuers from the beach. (1)
`Aldboro' 4th Nov - ...The CORREGIO, of Poole, FANCY of Exeter...are all on shore; all the crews saved.' (2)
`Aldboro' 5th Nov - ...The CORREGIO, Harnes, of and from Poole, for Hartlepool with pit props, which came ashore here on the 3rd, has broken up.' (3)
Master: Harnes
Crew: 9
Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
SAL p1
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSF60146 Source Unchecked: Lloyds of London. 1969. Lloyd's list. No.12,981, 05-NOV-1855.
- <S2> SSF60143 Bibliographic reference: Larn, R., Larn, B.. 1997. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire.
- <S3> SSF60146 Source Unchecked: Lloyds of London. 1969. Lloyd's list. No.12,982, 06-NOV-1855.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 23 2022 12:26PM