Maritime record MWX1948 - Rodney
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Summary
English brigantine wrecked on Chesil Beach, 1799
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`The THREE RELATIONS, Keir, from Cork to Norway; the CONCORD, -, and the RODNEY, Hawetn, from Topsham to Sunderland, in ballast, are lost on Portland Beach; crew saved. (2) `...also two brigantines belonging to Sunderland called the CONCORD and RODNEY...The crews are all saved but it is feared the ships will be lost. (4) Master: Hawetn 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 (5)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 27-SEP-1799, No.4002.
- <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> SWX4820 Serial: Sherbourne Mercury. p4, 30-SEP-1799.
- <5> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 486.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 5590 8450 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0486
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 43
Record last edited
Mar 15 2012 11:38AM