Maritime record MWX1639 - Duchess of York
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Summary
English sloop lost off Portland, April 1798.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Stranded/Total Loss (4) `A vessel is lost on the rocks off Portland, and the crew drowned - supposed to be the DUCHESS OF YORK of Liverpool. (5) Source (4) states place of registration as Shoreham-by-Sea.
Built: 1792
Owner: S Burton
Master: W Adams
Crew Lost: all
Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: LR 1798(D).
Sources/Archives (8)
- <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. p15.
- <3> SWX1056 Monograph: Farr, Grahame. 1971. Wreck and rescue on the Dorset coast. p32.
- <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> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 06-APR-1798, No.2992.
- <6> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 471.
- <7> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 28.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900584.
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 0719
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 58
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900584
Record last edited
Feb 16 2024 4:25PM
