Notable Shipwrecks, Retold by Uncle Hardy, published in 1873, contained an account of the loss of the Floridian. It set the scene as follows: “A south-westerly gale ravaged our English coasts on Wednesday, the 28th of February, 1849. Beginning in the early morning, it increased every hour, reaching its height at dusk. Then a heavy snowstorm set in, which lasted till midnight. Wholesale havoc was done on the eastern coast, especially on the dangerous shoals off the Kent and Essex shores. The particular shoal known as the Long Sands proved fatal during the tempest to several vessels.”

Ship Name: Floridian 

Year Built: Approximately 1838 

Tonnage: 500 Tons

Ship Type: Bark 

Nationality: United States of America 

Year Wrecked: 1848

Location Wrecked: Long Sands, United Kingdom 

Reason for Wreck: Navigation Error During Storm 

Lives Lost: Estimated at around 170

Sources: 

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2965618

https://books.google.com/books?id=MUKVfj1OhnUC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=floridian+lloyds+1849&source=gbs_navlinks_s

https://books.google.com/books?id=ZbfKpi7m9Q8C&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=floridian+shipwreck+1849&source=gbs_navlinks_s

https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bpilott18490407-01.2.9&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62045665

https://newspaperarchive.com/vevay-indiana-palladium-apr-07-1849-p-2/

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015013716496&seq=38&q1=floridian