Maritime record MWX1785 - Mermaid 1798
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Summary
Craft, 1798
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`The MERMAID, Stephens, under repairs at Weymouth, is sunk in the harbour. (2) Vessel appears in the arrivals list at Weymouth in the LL. issue of 23-JAN-1798, from Waterford, `after being on shore off Portland. (4) Source (3) expresses Weymouth as the port of departure. Master: Stephens Date of Loss Qualifier: R
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 (6)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 16-FEB-1798, No.2983.
- <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> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 23-JAN-1798, No.2981.
- <5> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 473.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900586.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 68750 78890 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0400
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NE 85
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900586
Record last edited
Feb 16 2024 4:41PM