Maritime record MWX1623 - Unidentified 1701 English Cargo Vessel
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Summary
English cargo vessel, 1701
Loss Date: 20/01/1701
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`15 tons of logwood from this English ship lost near Portland with all the men in the late storm ... goods thrown ashore at Weymouth. (1-3) Crew Lost: All Date of Loss Qualifier: R
Port of departure given as 'Bay of Campeachy" the name then given to a part of Mexico notable for the export of timber.
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> SWX4573 Article in serial: 1975. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 48. Vol 48. p13.
- <3> 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.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900446.
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 0943
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 36
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900446
Record last edited
Feb 13 2024 4:14PM