Maritime record MWX1619 - Unidentified 1666 Channel Island Cargo Vessel
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Summary
The wreck of a Channel Island cargo vessel which was reported stranded at Portland Race on the 1st of December 1666, as a direct result of stormy weather conditions. Constructed of wood and registered in Guernsey, she was a sailing vessel.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Stranded/Total Loss (2) `Dec.1, Weymouth: Several vessels have been wrecked on Portland beach...The storm began on Tuesday, wind SW, and was very violent; the persons drowned would have been saved had they kept to their vessels...a Guernsey vessels goods [belong] to merchants of Lyme; the goods are all saved... (3) Source (2) gives the place of loss as Portland Race, which, according to (3), was the place of loss of another vessel. Date of Loss Qualifier: R
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 (4)
- <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> SWX4893 Monograph: Calendar of State Papers Domestic. 1666-7, Charles II, Vol.CLXXX Vol 6 p307.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900425.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 67620 68250 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY66NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0947
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 32
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900425
Record last edited
Mar 1 2024 7:54PM
