Maritime record MWX1541 - Mary and Elizabeth
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Summary
Channel Island cargo vessel, 1824
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`Lyme, Nov.24th: On Monday night a most dreadful gale commenced from the SW. Yesterday morning it continued with unabated fury; the tide being unusually high and a tremendous sea, the walls of the harbour began to give way, which falling on the moorings of the vessels, chased them off, by which means every vessel and boat was carried out of the harbour. The MARY AND ELIZABETH, Guernsey Trader, on shore between here and Charmouth; crew saved; cargo discharging. (1) Cargo consisted of sailcloth. (4) Master: Camplin Date of Loss Qualifier: A
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 (7)
- <1> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 26-NOV-1824, No.5963.
- <2> SWX4562 Article in serial: 1975. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 49. Vol 49. p24.
- <3> SWX4560 Article in serial: 1976. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 50. Vol 50. p24.
- <4> 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.
- <5> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 551.
- <6> SWX7729 Article in serial: Le Pard, G F. 1999. The Great Storm of 1824. .
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1175843.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 3561 9286 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY39SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0392
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 39 SW 69
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1175843
Record last edited
Mar 29 2024 7:46AM