The History Book

The Wrecks of Liverpool Bay

Ship Name: ALBERTShip Type: FlatShip Flag: British
Ship Tonnage: 63Ship Port: LiverpoolShip Number: 25763
Ship Call: PHJMShip Length: 62.0Ship Width: 15.0
Ship Draught: 7.0Ship Year: 1842Ship Builder: Willian Cross Winsford
Ship Init Owner: Ship Engine: ------ Engine Builder: ------
Ship Boiler: ------ Boiler Builder: Updated: 1
Wreck Name: ALBERTLocation: Rock Channel
Northerly: N 53 25 22.00Westerly: W 003 08 39.00
Position Acc: Wreck Date: 08/11/1896
Wreck Cargo: COAL from River Dee to LiverpoolWreck Master: Name of last master unknown.
Wreck File: MDHB/MS/4/2/57Wreck Card I D: MDHB/MS/4/3/1/7
Wreck Card Image: MDHBWK007Dec Lat: 53.422777777778
Dec Long: -3.144166666667wreckcol:
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Ref Title: Circumstances of loss MDHB/MS/4/3/1/7Ref Note: SANK IN ROCK CHANNEL OFF LEASOWE AFTER BEING ASHORE ON THE BEACH
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Ref Title: Survey Notes MDHB/MS/4/3/1/7Ref Note: DISPERSED BY BLASTING BY MDHB ON 11 & 12.11.1896 DEPTH UNKNOWN (LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS) 27.3.75 NOT SHOWN K3500/10
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Ref Title: LL Nov 9th 1896Ref Note: Flat ALBERT from river Dee with Coal sank in Rock Channel Saturday night 6th November. Crew saved. Flat ALBERT founded Liverpool Bay. vessel and cargo probably total loss.
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Ref Title: Liverpool Transaction Book 10 P337Ref Note: Vessel founded off Hoylake 6/11/1896 and subsequently blasted.
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