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Prosperous
Hob Uid: 1247703
Location : Medway Hoo St. Werburgh Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ7853069770
Summary : 1667 wreck of English hoy which was captured, burnt, and left to founder by the Dutch near Gillingham on 12 June 1667, during the Raid on the Medway (1584349). Constructed of wood in 1665 or 1666, she was a sailing vessel variously described as a dockyard vessel or a horse transport.
More information : PROSPEROUS, horseboat, Built Chatham, 1665, 50ft x 16ft, 68 tons. Burnt by the Dutch 1667. (1) The PROSPEROUS hoy, 68 tons, built at Chatham 1666, found by the Dutch near the chain, and set on fire by them on 12-JUN-1667. (2) 12-JUN-1667: A dockyard hoy found by the Dutch fleet near the defence boom chain across the river near Gillingham, set on fire, and sunk. (3) A horse-boat at the chain, the PROSPEROUS, was burnt by the Dutch. She was valued by James Norman, Clerk of the Survey at Chatham, on 17 August 1667, in a letter sent to Pepys, at £150. (4) PROSPEROUS, hoy, 68 tons BM. Built Chatham Dockyard 1665. Burnt June 1667 by the Dutch at Chatham. (5) Described as a horseboat in source (1): 'A ferry-boat for conveying horses or carriages' [OED]; sources (2) and (3) state the vessel type as a hoy. Built: 1665 (1)(5); 1666 (2)(3) Where Built: Chatham (1)(2)(3)(5) Owner: Royal Navy [all sources] Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Built 1665-6
Monument End Date : 1666
Monument Start Date : 1665
Monument Type : Warship, Hoy, Ferry
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Burnt 1667
Monument End Date : 1667
Monument Start Date : 1667
Monument Type : Warship, Hoy, Ferry, Transport Vessel
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 1183a 15-07-83
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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 1835 29-11-74
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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 2482c 12-08-88
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 76 NE 306
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Activity type : DESK BASED ASSESSMENT
Start Date : 2012-01-01
End Date : 2013-12-31

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