The History Book

The Wrecks of Liverpool Bay

Ship Name: ADMIRALShip Type: Ship Flag:
Ship Tonnage: 744Ship Port: Ship Number:
Ship Call: Ship Length: Ship Width:
Ship Draught: Ship Year: Ship Builder:
Ship Init Owner: Ship Engine: Engine Builder:
Ship Boiler: Boiler Builder: UnknownUpdated:
Wreck Name: Location:
Northerly: N 53 26 32.00Westerly: W 003 05 28.00
Position Acc: Wreck Date: 00/01/1863
Wreck Cargo: COALWreck Master: Unknown
Wreck File: Wreck Card I D: MDHB/MS/4/3/1/1
Wreck Card Image: MDHBWK001Dec Lat: 53.442222222222
Dec Long: -3.091111111111wreckcol:
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Ref Title: Circumstances of loss MDHB/MS/4/3/1/1Ref Note: SUNK IN ROCK CHANNEL AT 3,00 AM POSN W BY N HALF N 2 CABLES FROM R5 BLACK BUOY.
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Ref Title: Survey Notes MDHB/MS/4/3/1/1Ref Note: LYING ON HER STARBOARD BILGE WITH HEAD TO NORTHWARD REMOVED BY MDHB WITH THE AID OP POWDER BETWEEN 26.1.1863 AND 18.3.1863 DEPTH 1FT ABOVE LBD (LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS) 26.3.75 NOT SHOWN K3500/10
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Ref Title: LL Jan 21st 1863Ref Note: 20th January Its blowing a gale from W. The J.H.ELLIOTT hence to New York and the ADMIRAL hence to Bombay are aground on the bank between the Rock light and Leasowe. The ADMIRAL for Bombay which got aground of Leasowe has sunk crew landed. Wind WNW strong.
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Ref Title: LL Jan 22nd 1863Ref Note: The ADMIRAL hence for Bombay which went ashore on the North Bank is breaking up, her masts and one of her boats have been driven into the river.
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