Maritime record MWX1509 - Unidentified 1817 French Chasse Maree
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Summary
French chasse maree, 1817
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`A violent gale of wind at about SSW, attended with a very high tide, was experienced at Plymouth, Falmouth, and Penzance, on Saturday night and Sunday morning.' (2)
`The TROIS AMIS...was totally lost near Bridport during the gale on Sunday night...And a French chasse maree, laden with wine, was totally lost on Charmouth Beach with all the crew. Cargo saved.' (2)
`Lyme, Jan. 20. Yesterday it blew a fresh gale from SSE, and during the night increased to a hurricane which occasioned the highest tide ever known here; at 5 o'clock this morning, a vessel, with a light on the mast head, was seen off the harbour, which went ashore, and was totally wrecked three miles to the eastward; crew perished; (it is supposed she was French, as several hogsheads of wine have come ashore)...' (4)
[NB: This vessel may be identifiable with the TROIS AMIS, which was reported lost "near Bridport" during the same storm.]
[NB: The vessel may be identifiable with the VOLANTE, reported lost at Lyme on the same day.]
Crew Lost: All (2)(4)
Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> 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.
- <2> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 24-JAN-1817, No.5146.
- <3> SWX4560 Article in serial: 1976. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 50. Vol 50. p18.
- <4> SDO14749 Serial: 1817. Durham County Advertiser. 125. 25-JAN-1817, No.125 p3.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1171351.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 3616 9300 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY39SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0913
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 39 SE 19
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1171351
Record last edited
Apr 9 2024 10:51AM