Summary of
Jersey vessels lost at sea
between 1836-82
According to the various almanacs published by the Jersey newspapers in the period 1836 to 1882 there were 534 Jersey registered vessels lost at sea.
Of these 534 vessels
60 were three-masted vessels
23 were ships
36 were barques and
1 was a three-masted schooner
(the Dunloe, 1879)
325 were two masted vessels
71 were brigs (1 snow
see 1868)72 were schooner brigs
8 were brigantines
(see 1859 & 1869)161 were schooners
8 were dandys and
5 were ketches
145 were single masted
145 were cutters and
3 were miscellaneous
1 was not classified
- the Loyal 1880 and2 were steamers
In 1850 when the Duke of Northumberland organised a
competition to design the best style of lfeboat, there was an entry from Jersey.
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