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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 SW 119 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Ventura |
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Summary
VENTURA, 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 (burnt 1952, visible 1986, Post Medieval to Modern - 1899 AD to 1937 AD)
Full description
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Registration No. ROCHESTER 110958 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. VENTURA was built at Rochester in 1899. She was owned successively by the Medway Navigation Co and, in 1934 by Burley. She is noted as being laid up in 1937 and burnt in 1952. Her remains were reported visible in 1986. Date reported laid up taken as date of loss. (1)
<1> Society for Spiritsail Barge Research, 1996, The last berth of the sailorman, 9.5.e.vii., 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.vii., Page Nos. N/a. |
