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Type

Shipwreck

Chronology

November 14, 1868.

Location

Baixos de Lucena

State or region

Paraíba

Description

It is an English barque shipwrecked on the Lucena shoals, whose cargo was homogeneous, consisting of more than 400 sacks of cotton.

Notes

[Source 1] The report deals with the auction (11/26/1868) of the hull and what was salvaged from the shipwreck, citing: "a portion of sails, ropes, chains, anchors, a launch, a boat, four hundred and some sacks of cotton and other salvaged objects". The auction took place at the door of the Parahyba do Norte customs house, with the presence of the British vice-consul Robert J. Shalders and customs officials. Sources/Newspapers: #JRN-35

Source(s)

O PUBLICADOR. Leilão do casco e dos salvados da barca ingleza Ane Powell. Parahyba do Norte. 24 de Nov. 1868. 4 f., p. 4. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 14 nov. 2017.

Site Environment

Maritime

Integrity Level

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Coordinates

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Depth

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Iconographic and documentary

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