Maritime record LWT 692 - Wreck of the Secret

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Summary

Wreck of the Secret, 1882

Location

Grid reference TM 5572 9059 (point)
Map sheet TM59SE
Civil Parish LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

ENGLISH CARGO VESSEL, 1882
Status: Casualty

Vessel stranded and lost in wind conditions NE force 10. (1)(2)

Built: 1847
Builder: Denny and Brothers
Where Built: Dumbarton
Machinery: Caird and Co., Greenock
Propulsion: Screw driven, inverted 2 cylinder compound engine
HP: 50
Boilers: 1
Master: Cheers
Crew: 13
Crew Lost: 12
Owner: T H Williams, Liverpool

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
BOT.Wk.Rtn.1882 Appx.Pts.I-IV p106(748); LR.1882-3 No.423(S)

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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Record last edited

Jun 14 2022 4:38PM

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