Maritime record MWX1941 - Biscaye
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Summary
Spanish cargo vessel. Cargo: Wood, 26 July 1754.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Stranded/Total Loss (1 & 2). Source (2) cites the masters name as Joseph de Allerde.
This vessel is only known from documentary evidence. The location given is only approximate.
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)
- <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> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 376.
- <4> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 14.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 6820 7320 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0069
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 21
Record last edited
Dec 2 2019 12:19PM
