Maritime record MWX1630 - Marquis of Granby
Please read our guidance about the use of Dorset Historic Environment Record data.
Summary
British craft, 1764
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
'The MARQUIS OF GRANBY, Calvert, from London for Jamaica, struck on a rock near Portland, and went to pieces soon after, but the people are saved.' (2)
NB: Source (1) states the date of loss as a reporting date, that of the issue date of source (2), i.e. 03-FEB-1764.
'Newcastle, Feb. 11...The 29th ult. was stranded on Portland Beach, the MARQUIS OF GRANBY, Capt. Calvert. The crew are all saved; but the ship went to pieces soon after she struck.' (4)
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 (6)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 03-FEB-1764, No.2928.
- <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.
- <5> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 394.
- <6> SWX4684 Serial: 1744. Newcastle Courant. No.2652. 11-FEB-1764, No.4560.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900508.
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 0383
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 47
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900508
Record last edited
Feb 25 2024 8:33AM
