Maritime record MWX1784 - Adventure 1794

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Summary

British Sloop, lost 1794, near Weymouth harbour.

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Full Description

`The sloop ADVENTURE, Parkinson...is burnt near Weymouth' (2). The Adventure was lost on 25 April 1794, whilst en route from Lyme Regis to London under Captain Parkinson (1-4).

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
  • <2> Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 25-APR-1794, No.2606.
  • <3> 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> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 450.
  • <5> Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 4.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900561.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6905 8065 (point)
Map sheet SY68SE

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0010
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NE 83
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900561

Record last edited

Dec 12 2022 6:25PM

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