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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 SW 106 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Wye |
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Summary
WYE, ENGLISH SPRITSAIL BARGE
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9148 6486 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ96SW |
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| Parish: | SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WRECK (Visible in 1986, Post Medieval to Modern - 1880 AD to 1949 AD)
Full description
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Registration No. ROCHESTER 81892 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. WYE was built at Rainham in 1880. She was owned successively by Wakeley, S Cocks and Benstead. She is noted as being burnt in 1949, and her remains as visible in 1986. Date reported burnt taken as date of loss. (1)
<1> Society for Spiritsail Barge Research, 1996, The last berth of the sailorman, 9.5.e.iv., 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. 9.5.e.iv., Page Nos. N/a. |
