Maritime record MWX1870 - Unidentified 1813 a Brig
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Summary
Brig, 1813
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`A vessel was totally lost with all the crew, on Tuesday, near Portland. She is supposed to have been a foreign brig, built with fir, and in ballast. (1-2) `A vessel was lost on Tuesday night, with all her crew, opposite to Langton, about 12 miles east of Bridport. Some bales of nankeen, together with several gold rings and dollars, have been taken up; and five of the crew, supposed to be Spaniards or Portuguese, were washed on shore. Crew: at least 5 Crew Lost: All Date of Loss Qualifier: A (3)
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 (4)
- --- SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 522.
- <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. 12-FEB-1813, No.4745.
- <3> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 16-FEB-1813, No.4747.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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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 0826
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 92
Record last edited
May 12 2008 2:04AM