The History Book

The Wrecks of Liverpool Bay

Ship Name: DRUM HENDRYShip Type: IRON SSShip Flag:
Ship Tonnage: 165Ship Port: Ship Number:
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Wreck Name: DRUM HENDRYLocation: Crosby Channel
Northerly: N 53 30 50.00Westerly: W 003 06 46.00
Position Acc: Wreck Date: 05/02/1891
Wreck Cargo: DYNAMITE GELATINEWreck Master: Name of last master unknown.
Wreck File: MDHB/MS/4/2/25Wreck Card I D: MDHB/MS/4/3/1/102
Wreck Card Image: MDHBWK102Dec Lat: 53.513888888889
Dec Long: -3.112777777778wreckcol:
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Ref Title: Circumstances of loss MDHB/MS/4/3/1/102Ref Note: WHEN AT ANCHOR IN CROSBY CHANNEL ABOUT 0.25 MILE WNW FROM C5 BLACK BUOY WAS RUN INTO BY SS KNUTSFORD AND SANK IMMEDIATELY
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Ref Title: Survey Notes MDHB/MS/4/3/1/102Ref Note: THE BLASTING GELATINE WAS SALVED AND WAS TAKEN OVER BY NOBELS CO THE DYNAMITE WAS REMOVED FROM THE WK AND THROWN OVERBOARD IN LOOSE CARTRIDGES ABOUT 4-7 MILES NNW FROM THE BAR LTV ABOUT 0.75 TONS OF EXPLOSIVE COULD NOT BE FOUND IN THE WK DISPERSED BY BLASTING MDHB BETWEEN 17.1,1891 AND 14.4,1891 DEPTH 24FT BELOW LBD(LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS) [handwritten] SWEPT OCTOBER 1980 CLEAR AT 9.1 M BELOW CHART DATUM(1975)
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