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ILFRACOMBE C19 Wreck

‘William Wilberforce’ lost at lee bay on 23/10/1842, lured ashore by wreckers. Names of some of the dead may be seen on a tombstone in ilfracombe churchyard crf:ss54nw/3/3. Damaged ship bought by charles dennis, an ilfracombe shipbuilder and repaired. – See more at: http://explorethecoast.org/waypoint/3239#sthash.0JmzBJWf.dpuf

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