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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 96 NE 24
Type of record:Maritime
Name:Dabchick, English spritsail barge, Conyer Creek

Summary

Dabchick, an English spritsail barge, was built at Halstow in 1895. She was described as a hulk in 1937, a mud lighter in 1953 and is noted as being broken up in 1956. Her current precise coordinates are no tknown.


Grid Reference:TQ 9610 6550
Map Sheet:TQ96NE
Parish:TONGE, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

  • WRECK (broken up around 1956, Post Medieval to Modern - 1895 AD to 1956 AD)

Full description

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Registration No. LONDON 104871 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. DABCHICK was built at Halstow by Letley in 1895. She was owned by Eastwoods. She is described as a hulk in 1937, mud lighter until 1953, and is noted as being broken up around 1956. (1)


<1> Society for Spiritsail Barge Research, 1996, The last berth of the sailorman, 9.5.h., Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6419.

Sources and further reading

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<1>Bibliographic reference: Society for Spiritsail Barge Research. 1996. The last berth of the sailorman. 9.5.h., Page Nos. N/a.