The History Book

The Wrecks of Liverpool Bay

Ship Name: LESTRISShip Type: IRON PACKET STEAMERShip Flag:
Ship Tonnage: 1065Ship 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: Updated:
Wreck Name: LESTRISLocation: off Victoria Tower
Northerly: N 53 25 07.00Westerly: W 003 00 47.00
Position Acc: Wreck Date: 23/05/1891
Wreck Cargo: PALM OIL, COTTON, GENERALWreck Master: Name of last master unknown.
Wreck File: MDHB/MS/4/2/26Wreck Card I D: MDHB/MS/4/3/1/212
Wreck Card Image: MDHBWK212Dec Lat: 53.418611111111
Dec Long: -3.013055555556wreckcol:
Updated:
Ref Title: Circumstances of loss MDHB/MS/4/3/1/212Ref Note: SANK NEARLY MID RIVER AFTER COLLISION WITH SS MERSEY(LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS) SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH SS MERSEY 319 TONS EN ROUTE FROM LIVERPOOL TO ANTWERP SIX LIVES LOST IN ALL(DOD)
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Ref Title: Survey Notes MDHB/MS/4/3/1/212Ref Note: GREATER PART OF CARGO SALVED WK WAS DISPERSED BY BLASTING BY MDHB BETWEEN 16.7.1891 AND 29.9.1891 DEPTH 42FT BELOW LBD(LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS)
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