Maritime record MWX1666 - Amelia
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Summary
English cargo vessel, wrecked off Portland, 2 July 1857.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
The vessel was carrying granite for the construction of the Needles lighthouse. She foundered at night off Portland, crew saved. (1)(2)
`LYMINGTON, 7th July: A punt, 10 feet long, marked inside AMELIA, of Lyme, Samuel Searle, containing a leg of mutton quite fresh, a few steaks cut from it, a cull, a ladder, pump hook, empty water keg, and a small tackle, has been picked up by the MARIA, Hincks, arrived off Jack. Weymouth, 7th July: The AMELIA, of Lyme, Southcombe, from Plymouth for the Needles lighthouse, with granite, foundered off Portland last night; crew saved. (3) Sources (1) and (2) give the date of loss as 02-JUL-1857, and appear to interpret the masters name as the destination of the vessel. Built: 1817 Master: Samuel Searle (3); Southcombe (3)
Sources/Archives (6)
- <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> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 09-JUL-1857, No.13501.
- <4> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 654.
- <5> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 7.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 901074.
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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 0031
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 85
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 901074
Record last edited
Mar 25 2024 4:50PM
