Maritime record MWX1840 - Theresa
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Summary
Belgian brigantine, 1781
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`Weymouth January 31st: Yesterday morning was stranded on the beach near Bexington a brigantine burthen about 110 tons called the THERESA of Newport in Flanders, laden with coals. The crew were all saved. The vessel will become a wreck. It is hoped the greatest part of her cargo will be saved. (2) Source (4) gives the port of registration as Neuport, and expresses the nationality of the vessel as French; however, Nieuwpoort is in that part of Flanders now belonging to the modern state of Belgium. 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.
Net tonnage
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX4820 Serial: Sherbourne Mercury. p2, 05-FEB-1781..
- <3> SWX5343 Article in serial: 1976. Dorset magazine : the county magazine 58. Vol 58. p24.
- <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> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 422.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 5310 8632 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0561
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 29
Record last edited
Nov 29 2007 3:12AM