Maritime record MWX1918 - Louisa
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Summary
English smack, 1824
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`Weymouth, 25th Nov. We have experienced one of the severest hurricanes that ever visited this coast...Part of a vessel marked George Judd, Portsmouth, and LOUISA, Cudmore, has been washed on shore. (1) `Dreadful effects of the late tempest: ...Weymouth - ...The LOUISA smack of Exeter is totally lost. Codner, the master, is saved - two men drowned. (5) Master: Cudmore (1); Codner (5) Crew Lost: 2 Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Additional details in 7
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> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 26-NOV-1824, No.5963.
- <2> SWX4562 Article in serial: 1975. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 49. Vol 49. p24.
- <3> SWX4560 Article in serial: 1976. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 50. Vol 50. p18.
- <4> 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.
- <5> SWX4820 Serial: Sherbourne Mercury. p3, 29-NOV-1824.
- <6> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 550.
- <7> SWX7729 Article in serial: Le Pard, G F. 1999. The Great Storm of 1824. .
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1175795.
Finds (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 68750 78890 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0366
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NE 161
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1175795
Record last edited
Feb 22 2024 1:42PM