The crew of the East India Company ship the Sussex, under the command of their captain, got ready to abandon ship. Another East India Company ship, the Winchester, was standing by to take them off. Not all of the crew was united however. There was a small stubborn group who felt that the ship just needed a little repair to be right again.

Ship Name: Sussex

Nationality: British

Ship Type: East Indiaman

Year Built: Unknown

Tonnage: Unknown

Year Wrecked: 1738

Location Wrecked: Bassas da India

Reason For Wreck: Inaccurate Chart

Lives Lost: 15, including those who died in Madagascar after the wreck.

Sources:

https://books.google.com/books?id=p4McAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA94&dq=wreck+of+the+sussex+1738&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-pvThuv38AhXrjYkEHTzKC5UQ6AF6BAgFEAI#v=onepage&q=wreck%20of%20the%20sussex%201738&f=false

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https://www.maggs.com/departments/early_british/all_categories/217980/