Maritime record MWX1575 - Unidentified 1839 British Vessel
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Summary
British Craft, 1839
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`...the body of a 14-year old female, believed to be Jane Wade, was found on the beach near the harbour, and believed to have been from the wreck of the 19th. (1)(2) Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: Dorset County Chronicle.22.07.1839
Sailing vessel lost near Burton Bradstock. (4)
Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual 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> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> 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.
- <3> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 596.
- <4> SDO15144 Unpublished document: Scott, G. 2006. West Bay, Dorset. Undesignated Site Assessment, Final Report. 24.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1144901.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 4903 8868 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY48NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0954
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 SE 117
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1144901
Record last edited
Mar 22 2024 4:34PM