Maritime record MWX1822 - Benjamin

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The Benjamin, lost near Weymouth, December 1786.

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`The BENJAMIN, Cross, from Weymouth to London, is lost near Weymouth; materials saved. (1) Master: Cross 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 (2)

  • <1> Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 29-DEC-1786, No.1842.
  • <2> Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 13.

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Location

Grid reference SY 68750 78890 (point)
Map sheet SY67NE

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0789
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NE 177
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1328326

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Dec 12 2022 6:35PM

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