Maritime record MWX1945 - Peggy 1796
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Summary
American cargo vessel, 1796
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Captain and six men drowned, the mate and three only saved. (1)(4) `The PEGGY, Hayer, from Philadelphia to London, is lost on Portland Beach. The captain and six men drowned. (2) Master: John Hayer Crew: 11 Crew Lost: 7 Date of Loss Qualifier: A
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 (6)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 03-JUN-1796, No.2825.
- <3> SWX4573 Article in serial: 1975. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 48. Vol 48. p15.
- <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> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 468.
- <6> SDO14012 Monograph: Cumming, E. 2014. The Portland Shipwreck and Maritime Incident Directory.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 60500 79880 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0445
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 40
Record last edited
Jun 19 2015 12:12PM