Maritime record MWX1894 - Charlotte 1853
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Summary
English Schooner, 1853
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
The CHARLOTTE sank at anchor in wind conditions variable force 3, fine. Crew saved in their own boat. Divers were employed to get up the cargo, after which the hull was weighed and floated into shallow water and abandoned. (1)(3) `Weymouth 10th September - The CHARLOTTE (schooner) of Plymouth, Miller, laden with stone, sank in Portland Roads yesterday - crew saved. (4)
Master: Miller
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 (7)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX5035 Monograph: Admiralty. 1854. Parliamentary papers 1854, Admiralty Wreck Returns. Vol 42. p48-49.
- <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> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. p4. 12-SEP-1853 No.12314.
- <5> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 639.
- <6> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 21.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 901002.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 69090 76110 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0103
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NE 104
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 901002
Record last edited
Apr 4 2024 1:52PM