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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 97 SW 1071 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Derelict barge, possibly Spritsail Barge "The Surprise" |
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Summary
Derelict barge, possibly Spritsail Barge "The Surprise"
| Grid Reference: | TQ 90816 72076 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ97SW |
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| Parish: | QUEENBOROUGH, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SITE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WRECK (built 1879, Post Medieval to Modern - 1879 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
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Derelict barge (2-4). Cross Reference with TQ 97 SW 35 Seawall created using The Surprize: Registration No. COLCHESTER Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. SURPRISE was built at Maldon by Howard in 1879. She was owned successively by Strutt, Howe and Burley. She is noted as derelict in 1940. She was subsequently built into the sea wall. Her remains were reported visible in 1966. Date reported derelict taken as date of loss. (1).
<1> Society for Spiritsail Barge Research, 1996, The last berth of the sailorman, 9.5.a., Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6419.
<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9570.
<3> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9816.
<4> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9518.
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.a., Page Nos. N/a. |
| <2> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4058. print. |
| <3> | Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4029. print. |
| <4> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3141. print. |
Related records
| TQ 97 SW 35 | Part of: Sea defences, built using Spritsail barge SURPRISE (Monument) |
