Maritime record MWX1710 - Unity 1811

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Summary

British craft, 1811

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

`The UNITY, Coster, from Poole to Liverpool, was totally lost near Portland on Wednesday morning. Crew saved. (2) Source (1) expresses the date of loss as the LL. reporting date of 07-JUN-1811. Master: Coster Date of Loss Qualifier: A 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> 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.
  • <2> Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 07-JUN-1811, No.4569.
  • <3> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 512.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1149373.

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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 0580
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 139
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1149373

Record last edited

Feb 23 2024 4:24PM

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