Maritime record MWX1637 - Unidentified 1793 French Brigantine
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Summary
French brigantine, 1793
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
The CRESCENT was bound from Salonica, having called at Falmouth en route. (LL.12 and 15.03.1793) Date of Loss Qualifier: A (1) `...a prize to the 5th rate 36 gun HMS CRESCENT. (2) Weymouth March 18th: Yesterday was driven on shore near Portland Castle a French brigantine, burthen about 90 tons, laden with salt, bound from Rochelle to Rouen, a prize to the CRESCENT frigate; the cargo will be entirely lost and the ship has received considerable damage. The crew are all saved. (3)
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> SWX4820 Serial: Sherbourne Mercury. p3, 25-MAR-1793.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900558.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6849 7440 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0948
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 54
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900558
Record last edited
Oct 12 2023 1:54PM
