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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 86 NW 161
Type of record:Maritime
Name:Coot

Summary

COOT, ENGLISH SPRITSAIL BARGE


Grid Reference:TQ 829 675
Map Sheet:TQ86NW
Parish:GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • WRECK (broken up around 1955, Post Medieval to Modern - 1894 AD to 1936 AD)

Full description

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Registration No. LONDON 102857 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. COOT was built at Halstow by Letley in 1894. She was owned by Eastwood. She is noted as being laid up in 1936, then as a hulk and finally as being broken up around 1955. Date reported laid up taken as date of loss (1), site photograph (2).


<1> Society for Spiritsail Barge Research, 1996, The last berth of the sailorman, 9.3.e, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6419.

<2> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11178.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Bibliographic reference: Society for Spiritsail Barge Research. 1996. The last berth of the sailorman. 9.3.e, Page Nos. N/a.
<2>Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7970/16. print.