Maritime record MWX1913 - Lewis

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Summary

British brig, 1795

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Stranded/Total Loss (3) `The LEWIS, Mills, from Weymouth to Exeter and Cadiz, is on shore in Portland Roads, and full of water. (2) Vessel apparently not lost on this occasion as a similar incident reported in JUN-1795: `The LEWIS, Mills, is on shore near Portland Castle. (4) Built: 1784 Where Built: Weymouth Master: Mills Date of Loss Qualifier: R

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
  • <2> Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 17-FEB-1795, No.2691.
  • <3> 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> Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 23-JUN-1795, No.2727.
  • <5> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 454.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1142721.

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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 0352
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NE 143
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1142721

Record last edited

Apr 2 2024 4:34PM

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