The History Book

The Wrecks of Liverpool Bay

Ship Name: ANGOLAShip Type: IRON SSShip Flag: British
Ship Tonnage: 1045Ship Port: LiverpoolShip Number: 63329
Ship Call: JDVNShip Length: 260.0Ship Width: 29.0
Ship Draught: 0.0Ship Year: 1870Ship Builder: R&J Evans & Co Liverpool
Ship Init Owner: Ship Engine: Steam CompoundEngine Builder: Fawcett & Preston & Co.
Ship Boiler: Boiler Builder: Updated: 1
Wreck Name: ANGOLALocation: off Bar
Northerly: N 53 31 59.50Westerly: W 003 19 51.00
Position Acc: 0Wreck Date: 05/03/1887
Wreck Cargo: GENERALWreck Master: Name of last master unknown.
Wreck File: MDHB/MS/4/2/7Wreck Card I D: MDHB/MS/4/3/1/19
Wreck Card Image: MDHBWK019Dec Lat: 53.533194444444
Dec Long: -3.330833333333wreckcol:
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Ref Title: Circumstances of loss MDHB/MS/4/3/1/19Ref Note: WHEN AT ANCHOR ABT f1.5M NW THREEQUARTERS W FROM BAR LTV WAS RUN INTO & SANK BY SS REGINALD
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Ref Title: Survey Notes MDHB/MS/4/3/1/19Ref Note: H3906/59 21.2.59POSN 533159.5N 031951W (K2184/55D) 24.4.73 DISPERSED BY BLASTING BY MDHB(AFTER MOST OF CARGO MAP BEEN SAVED) BETWEEN 25.7.1887 & 20.8.1887 DEPTH 37FT BELOW LBD POSN 533200N 031951W (LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS)
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Ref Title: LMRSRef Note: 5/3/1887; SS ANGOLA inward bound from Africa at anchor off Bar run into by Waterford steamer REGINALD and sank. The crew, mail and passengers landed at Liverpool stage by REGINALD which had bow stove-in.\r\nBetween March 6th and May 27th all cargo consisting of Ivory Tusks, Ebony, Rubber and Palm kernels landed by steam barges for the Liverpool Salvage Co. Ships gear also salvaged including two brass cannon and carriages.
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