The History Book

The Wrecks of Liverpool Bay

Ship Name: ANATOLIANShip Type: Iron SteamerShip Flag: British
Ship Tonnage: 1763Ship Port: LiverpoolShip Number: 78728
Ship Call: WVGKShip Length: 312.0Ship Width: 31.3
Ship Draught: 23.9Ship Year: 1877Ship Builder: Leyland, Seacombe
Ship Init Owner: Frederick Leyland CoShip Engine: Double CompoundEngine Builder: J, Jack, Rollo & Co. Liverpool
Ship Boiler: TubularBoiler Builder: Updated: 1
Wreck Name: Location:
Northerly: N 53 30 02.00Westerly: W 003 06 48.00
Position Acc: Wreck Date: 12/02/1880
Wreck Cargo: General Cargo including bales and cases, cases of machinery, bundles of iron, Galv. iron plates, bags of rice and coffee.Wreck Master: Name of last master unknown.
Wreck File: Wreck Card I D: MDHB/MS/4/3/1/17
Wreck Card Image: MDHBWK017Dec Lat: 53.500555555556
Dec Long: -3.113333333333wreckcol:
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Ref Title: Survey Notes MDHB/MS/4/3/1/17Ref Note: DISPERSED BY BLASTING BY MDHB AFTER CARGO WAS REMOVED DESTRUCTION COMMENCED 21.6.1880 COMPLETED 22.7.1880 DEPTH 10FT BELOW LBD(LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS) 26.3.75 NOT SHOWN K3500 NO 10
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Ref Title: LL 12/2/1880Ref Note: In charge of a pilot the vessel ran ashore in the Crosby Channel. The Liverpool Salvage Association immediately began salvaging the cargo using two steam lighters HYENA and AGGRAVATOR to land it in Liverpool.
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Ref Title: LL 17/2/1880Ref Note: The wreck split in two and began to sink into the sand. Savaging of the cargo continues using divers, and ships equipment including steam winches, anchors, and cables were removed ashore by the two steam barges.
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Ref Title: Circumstances of loss MDHB/MS/4/3/1/17Ref Note: GROUNDED ON GREAT BURBO BANK ABOUT 600FT SW FROM C4 RED BUOY & BROKE IN TWO
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