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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 98 SW 51
Type of record:Maritime
Name:Velocity

Summary

British Merchant Steamer, 1876


Monument Types

  • WRECK (lost 1876, Post Medieval - 1876 AD to 1876 AD)

Full description

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Sank in wind conditions S force 2, following collision with the SS HALLEY, of Liverpool. Owner: General Steam Navigation Co Ltd Master: J Wood Crew: 15 Crew Lost: 0 Passengers: 0 Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine Date of Loss Qualifier: A (1). Additional reference (2).


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

<2> Board of Trade Casualty Returns, 1876, Appx.Pts.I-IV, Page Nos. 119 (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. 1876, Appx.Pts.I-IV, Page Nos. 119.