Maritime record MWX1811 - Pheasant (Faisan)
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Summary
British frigate, 1761
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Ex-FAISAN. A captured French vessel, taken by the ALBANY in April 1761. (4) `A vessel is lost off Weymouth, supposed to be the PHEASANT man of war. (3) Supposed to have foundered in the Channel. (5) Missing, presumed foundered, on or about this date [10-OCT-1761] in a storm in the English Channel. (6) Source (6) has the date of loss as 10th October 1761, and the tonnage as 292 tons. Commanding Officer: Commander Thomas Neilson RN (6) Crew: 125 - usual complement (5) Owner: Royal Navy Armament: 14 x 6pdr cannon (4)(5) + 10 swivels (5) 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 (7)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. (1860) p207.
- <3> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 13-OCT-1761, No.2687.
- <4> 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.
- <5> SWX5532 (No record type): The sailing navy list : all the ships of the Royal Navy built, purchased and captured 1688-.
- <6> SWX4575 Monograph: Hepper, David J. 1994. British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859. p45.
- <7> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 391.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1146039.
Finds (0)
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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 0453
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NE 148
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1146039
Record last edited
Feb 22 2024 11:16AM