Maritime record MWX1540 - Caroline 1824
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Summary
British trawler sunk at Lyme Regis, 23 November 1824.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Lyme November 26th: ...a larger trawler, the CAROLINE, Fowler, broke away and was driven to the mouth of the river which runs through the town, where she was destroyed in a few minutes by the tremendous breakers. (2)
Master: Fowler
Additional sources quoted in (6)
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 (8)
- <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> SWX4820 Serial: Sherbourne Mercury. p3, 29-NOV-1824.
- <3> SWX4562 Article in serial: 1975. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 49. Vol 49. p24.
- <4> SWX4560 Article in serial: 1976. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 50. Vol 50. p18.
- <5> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 544.
- <6> SWX7729 Article in serial: Le Pard, G F. 1999. The Great Storm of 1824. .
- <7> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 19.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1170671.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 34120 91450 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY39SW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0093
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 39 SW 68
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1170671
Record last edited
Feb 22 2024 11:38AM