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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 NE 28 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Kestrel, English spritsail barge, Conyer Creek, Tonge |
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Summary
Kestrel was built in Halstow in 1896. She is described as a mud lighter in 1948 and a hulk in 1958. Her remains were reported as visible in 1986 but no sign could be seen in 2005.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 961 656 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ96NE |
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| Parish: | TONGE, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WRECK (visible in 1986, Post Medieval to Modern - 1896 AD to 1958 AD)
Full description
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Registration No. LONDON 105832 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. KESTREL was built at Halstow by Letley in 1896. She was owned by Eastwoods. She is described as a mud lighter in 1948 and a hulk in 1958. Her remains were reported visible in 1986. Date reported hulked taken as date of loss. (1). No visible remains of the barge seen in 2005 coastal survey. It may have been removed, buried under the sea wall/mud or marked in the incorrect location. (2)
<1> Society for Spiritsail Barge Research, 1996, The last berth of the sailorman, 9.5.h., Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6419.
<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.
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.h., Page Nos. N/a. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
