Maritime record MWX1810 - Neptune 1774
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Summary
Swedish cargo vessel, 1774
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`...the captain, his brother, a gentleman passenger from Holland and four sailors all lost. (3) Crew Lost: 6 Passengers Lost: 1 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> SWX4820 Serial: Sherbourne Mercury. 03-OCT-1774.
- <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 415.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1146012.
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 0417
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NE 147
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1146012
Record last edited
Feb 22 2024 3:26PM
