Maritime record MDO47933 - 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.
Status: Casualty
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
The third 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 (6)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX4573 Article in serial: 1975. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 48. Vol 48. 13.
- <3> SWX4541 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> SDO15144 Unpublished document: Scott, G. 2006. West Bay, Dorset. Undesignated Site Assessment, Final Report. 21.
- <5> SWX4893 Monograph: Calendar of State Papers Domestic. Charles II, 1670, December 1670, No. 53, 19-DEC-1670, p 585.
- <6>XY SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1448334. [Mapped feature: #637785 ]
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 4615 9025 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY49SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0885
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 SE 214
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1448334
Record last edited
Mar 29 2024 8:28AM