Maritime record MWX1964 - Christiana
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Summary
332 Ton Norwegian barque, Captain H. Haugensen, Drammen to Dartmouth. 2 September 1883.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`At 8am drove ashore on the beach, where 8 of her crew were saved by the rocket apparatus, two men drowning. The vessel has since broken up, her cargo washing out to sea or else all along the shore. The Lloyds sub-agent is in attendance and all that can possibly be done to save the cargo for the benefit of the owners will be done. The captain was amongst those saved. (1)(4)(5) Cargo consisted of planed boards. (5) `A Norwegian barque, CHRISTIANA of Drammen, bound for Dartmouth with a cargo of boards, went ashore at Chesil Bank and became a total wreck. Eight of the crew, including the captain, were saved; but two were drowned. (6) Source (2) gives date of loss as 01-SEP-1884.
Built: 1848
Owner: H Haugensen
Master: H Haugensen
Crew: 10
Crew Lost: 2
Net tonnage
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX1056 Monograph: Farr, Grahame. 1971. Wreck and rescue on the Dorset coast. 42.
- <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> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. p11. 04-SEP-1883.
- <6> SWX5864 Serial: 1883. Royal Cornwall Gazette 07-SEP-1883. p7.
- <7> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 778.
- <8> SWX4633 Monograph: Parliamentary papers Vol 70 1884-5, Board of Trade Casualty Returns, Appendix Parts I-IV. Vol 70. p 100.
- <9> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 21.
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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 0109
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 76
Record last edited
Jan 16 2020 10:45AM