Maritime record MWX1800 - Sultan
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Summary
English smack, 1874
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`Shortly afterwards the SULTAN was dashed on the breakwater, listed over and sank. (2) `During a violent storm from the NW, all the vessels inside the breakwater rode out the gale with the exception of one. With both anchors down, the SULTAN dragged and was dashed against the breakwater to become a total wreck. The ROYAL ALFRED tug attempted to put a hawser on board which proved impossible, the two man crew of the smack being unable to launch their small boat since it had been damaged. A local lerret with eight men put out to her rescue, the smack striking the vessel so hard that it smashed in part of her gunwale. The tug put out again and towed the lerret boat back to shore. [(paraphrased from (2)](3). Master: Windar Crew: 2 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 (5)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX2003 Serial: 1897. Southern Times. p4, 05-DEC-1874.
- <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> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 726.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 901127.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 7065 7554 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY77NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0547
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NE 116
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 901127
Record last edited
Apr 2 2024 3:21PM
