Maritime record MWX1856 - Ocean Bride
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Summary
British schooner, 1866
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Built: 1858 Crew: 4 Crew Lost: 1 Master: Anthony Michael Date of Loss Qualifier: A `Struck on Chesil Beach...and has become a total wreck. Had been heading for Portsmouth harbour due to choked pumps...the starboard side stove and the whole of the cargo washed out and lost. The rigging, sails, and anchors, chains etc, have been saved. (2) The pumps choked off Start Point in wind conditions SW force 7. The crewman lost was John Flynn. Vessel valued at £380; cargo valued at £750. (3) 14-JAN, OCEAN BRIDE stranded and became a total loss on Chesil Beach in SW 7.(4)(5)
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX6464 Serial: Various. Dorset County Chronicle. 25-JAN-1866.
- <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> SWX5051 Monograph: Board of Trade. 1867. Parliamentary papers 1867, Board of Trade Casualty Returns 1866. Vol 64. p30(408).
- <5> SWX5814 Monograph: Board of Trade. 1867. Parliamentary papers 1867, Board of Trade Casualty Returns 1866.. Vol 64.. p37 (415).
- <6> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 679.
- <7> SDO14012 Monograph: Cumming, E. 2014. The Portland Shipwreck and Maritime Incident Directory.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 901090.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6030 8110 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68SW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0430
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 62
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 901090
Record last edited
May 2 2024 1:36PM