Maritime record MDO47905 - Unidentified 1670 Cargo vessel

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Summary

1670 wreck of cargo vessel which stranded in West Bay, in company with an English barque, also lost at the same time. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel.

Map

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

The second of three ships apparently lost at the same time and place: 'Dec.19. Lyme. Ant Thorold to Hickes. A barque of Lyme, from Croisic with salt has been cast away at Bridport Creek, and two of her men drowned. She came out with two others, who are also supposed to be lost...' (5) 'Letter from Anthony Thorold to Hickes...she [the English barque] came in with two others who are also supposed to be lost.' (1)(3) [NB: This source contains an entry for the English barque only.] Three merchant sailing vessels including an English barque registered in Lyme Regis and carrying salt, wrecked off West Bay. (4) Date of Loss Qualifier: Reporting date of loss The building date for this vessel is an estimate based on an average age at wrecking of twenty years. This average is derived from those vessels wrecked on the Dorset coast whose age at wrecking is known.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
  • <2> Article in serial: 1975. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 48. Vol 48. p13.
  • <3> Monograph: Larn, R, and Larn, B. 1995. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 6, Dorset (AJ) Vol 1.
  • <4> Index: 1670. Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II, 1670, December 1670, No. 53, 19-DEC-1670.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1448333.

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Location

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 SE 213
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1448333

Record last edited

Mar 25 2024 1:15PM

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