Maritime record MWX1581 - Henrietta 1812

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Summary

British Smack, driven on shore near Bridport 1812

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

`The schooner FOX...and a smack, laden with deals, from London to Bridport, were driven on shore on Friday afternoon, near Bridport; crews saved...it is supposed that the latter will not be got off. (2) `The HENRIETTA, Taylor, from London to Bridport, was driven on shore on Friday near Bridport. (3) Master: Taylor 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> 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> Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 25-FEB-1812, No.4642.
  • <3> Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 28-FEB-1812, No.4643.
  • <4> Article in serial: 1976. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 50. Vol 50. p18.
  • <5> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 518.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Scott, G. 2006. West Bay, Dorset. Undesignated Site Assessment, Final Report. 22.
  • <7> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1171134.

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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 0256
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 SE 123
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1171134

Record last edited

Feb 22 2024 11:56AM

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