Maritime record MWX1950 - Unidentified 1799 Spanish Brig
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Summary
Spanish brig, 1799
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`A Spanish brig, loaded with wheat, prize to a Guernsey privateer, is lost on Portland Beach; crew saved. (1-2) Date of Loss Qualifier: R (3)
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 (3)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 11-OCT-1799, No.4005.
- <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.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
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 0859
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 47
Record last edited
May 12 2008 2:09AM
