Maritime record MWX1634 - Betsey 1774
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Summary
British sailing vessel, lost off Portland - Captain Popham, 25 January 1774.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Foundered/Total Loss (4) `The BETSEY, Popham, from Sunderland to Dartmouth, foundered near Portland the 5th inst. The crew saved.' (3) Source (4) gives date of loss as 25-JAN-1774, which is the reporting date. Master: Popham.
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 (7)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SDO20502 Serial: Newcastle Courant. 05-FEB-1774, No.5080.
- <3> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 25-JAN-1774, No.504.
- <4> 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. 412.
- <6> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 13.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900521.
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 0067
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 51
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900521
Record last edited
Feb 19 2024 3:20PM