Maritime record MWX1588 - Marquis of Worcester
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Summary
British West Indiaman, 1797
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`The MARQUIS OF WORCESTER, Scot, from St. Vincents to London, is lost near Weymouth. Only one man saved. (2) `Lost near Fleet House. Master, 16 seamen, Mrs. Marden, her two daughters, a lady, a doctor and a young man passenger all lost. Only one man saved. (5) 16 December, WORCESTER, West Indiaman. The MARQUIS OF WORCESTER, West Indiaman, carrying 30 passengers in addition to the crew, was driven on shore during a south-westerly gale, at Burton Bradstock in Dorset. Only one person survived, a seaman who was so unfortunate as to die on shore of injuries he had received from floating wreckage. Times, 28 December 1797). (6) Source (5) expresses the date of loss as the LL. reporting date of 19-DEC-1797. Master: Thomas Scott (5); Scot (2) Crew: 16 (5); 17 Crew Lost: 15 (5); all (6) Passengers: 6 (5); 30 (6) Passengers Lost: 6 (5); 30 (6) Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary and; Napoleonic Eras: TT 28 12 1797
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> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 19-DEC-1795, No.2975.
- <3> SWX4573 Article in serial: 1975. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 48. Vol 48. p15.
- <4> SWX1056 Monograph: Farr, Grahame. 1971. Wreck and rescue on the Dorset coast. p32.
- <5> 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.
- <6> SWX4795 Monograph: Grocott, T. 1997. Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Eras. p53.
- <7> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 470.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900583.
Finds (0)
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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 0384
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 SE 193
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900583
Record last edited
Feb 20 2024 4:42PM