Maritime record MWX1875 - Rollo
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Summary
English schooner, 1906
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Built: 1859 Owner: C. Symons, Bridgewater Master: G. Nocholls Crew: 4 Date of Loss Qualifier: A The crew clambered over the bowsprit with their baggage to reach safety after the vessel struck the breakwater. They were taken in by the artillery men and housed in the breakwater fort. The vessel sat with her stern underwater and her bow high up on the rocks, with little or no hope of saving her. (1) Lost on Portland Breakwater in a SSW 10.(3)
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> 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.
- <3> SWX4855 Monograph: Board of Trade. 1907. Parliamentary papers 1907, Board of Trade Casualty Returns 1906. Vol 75. p123(1263).
- <4> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 887.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 892044.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 7065 7554 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY77NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0487
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NE 68
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 892044
Record last edited
Apr 2 2024 3:41PM