Maritime MPM1152 - PRINCE REGENT

British sloop which struck the Horse and Dean sand on the 18th December 1853 during a force 10 gale. Information from the National Record of the Historic Environment [1]: Summary: British Smack, 1853 Struck the Horse and Dean Sand in thick weather, during a SSE force 10 gale, due to stress of weather, and was run ashore on the mainland to prevent her foundering. Loss on vessel: #500; loss on cargo: #90. (1)(2) `Portsmouth, 19th December - The PRINCE REGENT (smack), De Janssarand, from Guernsey to London, in running within the White during the gale of last night, got on shore on the Horse Sand and became a total wreck on Lumps Beach; crew saved as well as some of the rigging and sails.' (3) Source (2) describes vessel as a sloop. Master: De Janssarand Crew: 4 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: Adm.Wk.Reg.1853 p74 Sources: (1) United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript] (2) Richard and Bridget Larn, 1995: Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 2 : Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex, Kent (Mainland), Kent (Downs), Goodwin Sands, Thames Section 1, Hampshire (BA) (3) Lloyd's, 1969: Lloyd's list, Page(s) 4 No.12,399, 20-DEC-1853 English Heritage Unique Identifier: 1155711 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Data supplied by Hampshire AHBR 2014 [2]. Ref: 27671 Prince Regent, a British sloop, foundered of Lumps Beach, Southsea Castle, Portsmouth, 1853. Source: LARN Index 1992 Coordinates: SZ46813698889