Maritime record COV 181 - Wreck of the Isabellas

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Summary

Wreck of the Isabellas, 1884

Location

Grid reference TM 5281 8180 (point)
Map sheet TM58SW
Civil Parish COVEHITHE, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

Map

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Full Description

ENGLISH BRIG, 1884
Status: Casualty

Vessel stranded and lost in wind conditions NE force 7. (1)(2)

Built: 1856
Where Built: Blyth
Master: G H Mills
Crew: 6
Owner: C J Perkins, Whitstable
Construction: part IB
Registration Place: North Shields
Propulsion: Sail
Manner of Loss: Stranded
Destination: Middlesborough
Departure: London

Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Date of Loss: 22 December 1884

Tonnage 122
Length 26
Breadth 7
Depth 4

Admiralty Chart - 1504 11-02-77
Admiralty Chart - 1543 18-10-74

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
BOT.Wk.Rtn.1884 Appx.C Table 1 p124; LR.1884-5 No.241(I)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Source Unchecked: 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index.
  • <S1> 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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Jan 8 2026 12:21PM

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