Maritime record MWX1580 - Fox 1812
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Summary
English schooner driven on shore near Bridport, 1812
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Master: S Webber Built: 1775 Armament: 2 cannon Date of Loss Qualifier: A `The schooner FOX, Webber, from London to Exeter, and a smack laden with deals...were driven on shore on Friday afternoon near Bridport; crews saved. The former went to pieces, and very little of the cargo saved. (2)
Master: Webber (2); S Webber (3)
Built: 1775 (3)
Armament: 2 cannon (3)
On 21-FEB-1812, the FOX, bound from London to Exeter was driven ashore near Bridport and totally wrecked, the crew saved (4)
Interpreted as a British merchant sailing vessel, either a schooner or a sloop, en route London to Exeter with deals [thereby conflating the FOX with the smack laden with deals in (2) above]. (6)
Sources/Archives (7)
- <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. No.4642, 25-FEB-1812.
- <3> SWX4560 Article in serial: 1976. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 50. Vol 50. p18.
- <4> SWX1056 Monograph: Farr, Grahame. 1971. Wreck and rescue on the Dorset coast. p16.
- <5> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 517.
- <6> SDO15144 Unpublished document: Scott, G. 2006. West Bay, Dorset. Undesignated Site Assessment, Final Report. 22.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1171092.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 46110 90200 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY49SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0214
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 SE 122
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1171092
Record last edited
Feb 16 2024 3:47PM