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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NE 169 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Sphere |
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Summary
SPHERE, ENGLISH SPRITSAIL BARGE
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7520 6873 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | FRINDSBURY EXTRA, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WRECK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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Registration No. ROCHESTER 94580 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. Sphere was built at Rochester in 1889. She was owned by Brice. She is noted as being laid up in 1936, derelict in 1952 and broken up around 1960. The barge is described as having no fore hold. Date reported as laid up taken as date of loss.
<1> Society for Spiritsail Barge Research, 1996, The last berth of the sailorman, 9.2.m., Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6419.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: Society for Spiritsail Barge Research. 1996. The last berth of the sailorman. 9.2.m., Page Nos. N/a. |
