Maritime record MWX1965 - Sapphire
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Summary
English schooner, 1883
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
...ashore on Chesil Beach, will become a complete wreck. The crew of six were all saved by means of the coastguard rocket apparatus. (5) Built: 1846 Where Built: Greenock Owner: W Walker Master: T Stuart Crew: 6 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: LR 1883-4 No 212(S)
Gross tonnage
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <3> 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. 09-AUG-1883. P12.
- <6> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 776.
- <7> SWX4633 Monograph: Parliamentary papers Vol 70 1884-5, Board of Trade Casualty Returns, Appendix Parts I-IV. Vol 70. p97.
- <8> SDO14012 Monograph: Cumming, E. 2014. The Portland Shipwreck and Maritime Incident Directory.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1143957.
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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 0505
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 77
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1143957
Record last edited
Apr 12 2024 10:32AM