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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 SW 126 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Sydney |
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Summary
SYDNEY, 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 - 1889 AD to 1936 AD)
Full description
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Registration No. ROCHESTER 94578 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. SYDNEY was built at Sittingbourne by Taylor in 1889. She was owned by Burley. She is noted as being laid up in 1936 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
| Cross-ref.
| 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. |
