Maritime record MWX1864 - Cinq Soeurs
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Summary
French brig wrecked on Chesil Beach, March 1859.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
This may be a duplicate of MWX5124, details are very similar, but locations are different.
Master: Blanquant Crew: 7 Crew Lost: 5 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Vessel stranded and lost in wind conditions SSW force 10. (1) `The CINQ SOEURS...of Bordeaux, Blanquant, from Odessa to Falmouth, drove ashore last evening on Chesil Beach during a heavy gale. It is hoped the cargo will be saved if the weather continues moderate, but the vessel is not expected to be got off; master and one man only saved. (2) LES CINQ SOEURS, a brig of 115 tons and a crew of 7 carrying a cargo of Rye was stranded in a wind SSW 10 on Chesil Beach, 5 crew were lost.(3)(4)(5)
Alternative name of LES CINQUE SOEURS given in (6)
Cumming <7> uses Cinq Saeurs, following auction records.
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 (8)
- <1> 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.
- <2> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 16-MAR-1859, No.14024.
- <3> SWX5897 Monograph: Board of Trade. 1859. Parliamentary papers 1860, Board of Trade Casualty Returns 1859.. Vol 60. p 24 (536).
- <4> SWX4605 Monograph: Board of Trade. 1861. Parliamentary papers 1861, Board of Trade Casualty Returns 1851-1860. Vol 58. p22(364).
- <5> SWX4606 Monograph: 1864. Parliamentary papers 1864, Harbour of Refuge. Vol 55. p116(559).
- <6> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database.
- <7> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 21/22.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1156291.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 60500 79880 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0799
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 86
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1156291
Record last edited
May 2 2024 1:52PM
