Maritime record MWX1756 - Unidentified 1803 French Cargo Vessel
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Summary
French cargo vessel, 1803
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Full Description
8 January, unknown French ship. On this day near Portland the ship ELIZA, of London, Captain Donaldson, from Rotterdam for Bristol, picked up eight hogsheads of French wine floating on the sea and passed through upwards of a hundred more of the same sort, from which it was conjectured that some French ship must have been lost near that island. The crew also took up the figurehead of a ship with netting attached. Date of Loss Qualifier: R Additional sources cited in Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Eras: Naval Chronicle, Vol.9 p77 (1)
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.
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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 0823
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 186
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1339395
Record last edited
Feb 15 2024 4:17PM