Maritime record MWX1814 - Dorothea 1760
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Summary
Cargo vessel wrecked near Portland, 19 February 1760.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
The DOROTHEA, Blochan, from Bordeaux for Frederickshall with salt, wine and brandy, and the HAPPY JENNET...are both stranded near Portland Roads; but the crews are saved, except one boy. (2)
Master: Blochan
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. 19-FEB-1760.
- <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 386.
- <5> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 27.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1146652.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 69090 76110 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0148
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NE 151
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1146652
Record last edited
Apr 4 2024 1:35PM
