Maritime record SWD 128 - Wreck of the Jane Innes
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TM 5160 7454 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM57SW |
| Civil Parish | SOUTHWOLD, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
ENGLISH BRIGANTINE, 1875
Status: Casualty
`The Court of Inquiry found that this vessel foundered owing to the want of necessary repairs. She had been damaged on a previous voyage. The owner stated that the JANE INNES was a `good model' and that she was strongly and well built and that she was laden `very bold' (220 tons cargo, trimmed in the usual way) and he continued that her loss was due to her having been pierced by her own anchor. Vessel foundered and lost in wind conditions SW x W force 3.' (1)
Built: 1854
Where Built: Leith
Owner: S Smith, Scarborough
Crew: 5
Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
BOT Wk Rtn 1875 Pt.III p88(288)
LR 1875-6 No.172(J)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> 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.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 30 2022 12:56PM