Maritime record MWX1682 - Unidentified 1876 Schooner
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Summary
Schooner, 1876
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`This schooner was observed trying to weather Portland Bill, her canvas seemed to have been blown away and a change in the wind helped her out of the bay, and it was supposed she would weather the Bill and anchor in the Roadstead. However, she got into the race and instantly foundered, taking all her crew, four men and a boy. The coastguard on top of the hill saw her go down. (1-2) Crew: 5 Crew Lost: 5 Date of Loss Qualifier: A (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> SWX2003 Serial: 1897. Southern Times. p5, 09-DEC-1876.
- <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> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 901135.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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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 0848
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 101
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 901135
Record last edited
Mar 28 2024 8:15PM
