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SS Mahratta (1891)

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43: 29: 1094: 1089: 162: 152: 157: 147: 1131: 47: 401:. The ferry suffered extensive damage to her port propeller and had to be assisted to berth in Dover. It is not clear whether the wreck site named in the 1146: 618: 352:
The westerly wind increased in strength, and as cargo was salvaged from No.4 and 5 holds the ship listed making further salvage more difficult.
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broke in two the day after this. The three passengers aboard at the time included one female passenger who had refused to leave as she had a
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inquiry found that the ship had run aground because the pilot had failed to recognise the Gull Light and then took an incorrect course.
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ran aground on the Goodwin Sands in 1939, less than a mile away from the site of the wreck of the first
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The next day, lifeboats were launched and the majority of the passengers were rescued by the
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1 x Harland & Wolff 6-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine, 429 hp (320 kW).
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stuck in the Goodwin Sands, with a heavy cargo, a crew of 90 and 17 passengers. The
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was launched on 19 November 1891. Its name is an old spelling of
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while manoeuvering in severe weather into a holding position in
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with her which would have to go into quarantine if rescued.
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On 31 January 2008, the roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry
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Archived from 459:"Single Ship Report for "1099366"" 14: 1147:Ships built by Harland and Wolff 1092: 1087: 315:in calm weather and stuck fast. 160: 155: 150: 145: 41: 27: 952:Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 1: 435:Kent of one hundred years ago 295:with a mixed cargo including 405:report is that of the first 341:The Sands did not break the 326:, it was impossible to pull 195:446 ft (135.94 m) 1163: 1127:Maritime incidents in 1909 867:September (unknown date): 15: 1082: 433:Guilmant, Aylwin (1992). 239:was a steamship owned by 178: 72:T & J Brocklebank Ltd 35: 26: 211:30 ft (9.14 m) 1117:Shipwrecks in the Downs 179:General characteristics 1142:Ships built in Belfast 283:was homeward bound to 794:July (unknown date): 409:or the later vessel. 87:Harland and Wolff Ltd 583:51.24583°N 1.50139°E 393:struck the wreck of 362:A second ship named 174:Wrecked 8 April 1909 579: /  386:Pride of Canterbury 377:Pride of Canterbury 850:Francesco Morosini 491:on 11 October 2008 76:(Brocklebank Line) 18:SS Mahratta (1917) 1104: 1103: 1027:Kaiser Wilhelm II 588:51.24583; 1.50139 231: 230: 142:Code letters MFLJ 1154: 1096: 1091: 1075: 1058: 1048: 1030: 1020: 993: 975: 965: 955: 945: 935: 925: 915: 905: 895: 884: 874: 863: 853: 843: 833: 822: 800: 790: 780: 769: 759: 749: 739: 729: 719: 709: 698: 688: 678: 668: 658: 648: 621: 614: 607: 598: 594: 593: 591: 590: 589: 584: 580: 577: 576: 575: 572: 559: 558: 556: 554: 549:on 30 March 2009 548: 542:. 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Index

SS Mahratta (1917)


United Kingdom
T & J Brocklebank Ltd
Harland and Wolff Ltd
Belfast
Liverpool
Official Number




Brocklebank Line
Goodwin Sands
Maratha
Boer War
London
Calcutta
India
jute
rice
rubber
tea
Goodwin Sands
Deal
Dover
dog
salvage
Board of Trade

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