Maritime record COR 116 - Wreck of the Eliza Jane

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Summary

Wreck of the Eliza Jane, 1881

Location

Grid reference TM 5547 9653 (point)
Map sheet TM59NE
Civil Parish CORTON, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

1881 wreck of English schooner which stranded on Corton Beach during a gale, en route from Stonehaven for London with potatoes. Constructed of wood in 1843, she was a sailing vessel.
Status: Casualty

Vessel stranded and lost in wind conditions SE force 9. (1)(2)

Built: 1843 (1)(2)
Master: J Ringwood (1)(2)
Crew: 4 (1)(2)
Crew Lost: 2 (1)(2)
Owner: R Lockey, Wigginton, Yorkshire (1)(2)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss

Additional sources cited in Shipwreck Index of the British Isles:
BOT.Wk.Rtn.1881 Appendix Parts I-IV p122(391)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Larn, R., Larn, B.. 1997. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire.
  • --- Source Unchecked: 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 8 2022 5:21PM

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