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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 98 SW 48
Type of record:Maritime
Name:Rapid

Summary

British Merchant Barge, 1853


Monument Types

  • WRECK (lost 1853, Post Medieval - 1853 AD to 1853 AD)

Full description

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Sank at night following collision with a collier brig; the crew had barely time to save themselves. Crew Lost: 0 Passengers: 0 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: ADM.Wk.Rtn. (1). Additional reference (2).


<1> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.

<2> Board of Trade Casualty Returns, 1853, Page Nos. 47 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6357.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.
<2>Bibliographic reference: Board of Trade Casualty Returns. 1853, Page Nos. 47.