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Perseverance (lost 1793)

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NPRN273729
Map ReferenceSS78SE
Grid ReferenceSS7816280906
Unitary (Local) AuthorityMaritime
Old CountyMaritime
CommunityMaritime
Type Of SiteWRECK
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Archaeological remains associated with the loss of this vessel are not confirmed as present at this location, but may be in the vicinity.

Event and Historical Information:
The PERSEVERANCE was a wooden sailing vessel on passage from Honduras to London in October 1793. The report printed in Lloyds List on 29 October 1793 noted the master's name as Slater and that the vessel had stranded on Kenfig Sand.

Sources include:
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Lloyds List, 18 June 1755, issue number 2002

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, June 2010.