Maritime record MWX1956 - Dove 1838
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Summary
English sloop, 1838
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
The DOVE had been previously captured by a French privateer in February 1806 and Captain Bussell imprisoned. (1)(3) `...expected to be wrecked; crew and cargo saved. (4)
Master: Peter Bussell
Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: The Diary of Peter Bussell 1806-1814, London 1931; Weymouth Library, L910.4.DO.7 Neg.28/20 photograph of painting of her capture; L910 4 DO 8 Neg 28/21 photograph of painting of the wreck.
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 (7)
- --- SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 30-NOV-1838, No.7718.
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX4562 Article in serial: 1975. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 49. Vol 49. p23.
- <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.
- <5> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 587.
- <6> SDO14012 Monograph: Cumming, E. 2014. The Portland Shipwreck and Maritime Incident Directory.
- <7> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 27.
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 0152
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 53
Record last edited
Mar 16 2020 11:51AM
