Maritime record MWX1632 - Friends Goodwill 1772
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Summary
British cargo vessel sank off Portland, 1772
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`...with oats for London, foundered the 31st ult. off Portland, all the crew, except one man, were taken up by a French fishing boat, and landed in Torbay. (2)(3) Master: Knocker Crew Lost: 1 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 (5)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 07-FEB-1772, No.3750.
- <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> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 405.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900513.
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 0224
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 49
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900513
Record last edited
Feb 19 2024 5:10PM
