Maritime record MWX1971 - William (William Kedger)
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Summary
English cargo vessel, 1819
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`The WILLIAM, Hedger, from St. Michael's to Portsmouth, was driven on shore on Portland Beach during a gale on Sunday night. Only one boy saved. The greater part of the cargo expected to be saved. (1) Sources (2) and (3) derive the name of the vessel as WILLIAM KEDGER and give the date of loss as 11-JAN-1819; the place of loss is also expressed as Chesil Cove. Master: Hedger Crew: 4 Crew Lost: 3 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 (3)
- <1> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 12-JAN-1819, No.5351.
- <2> SWX4560 Article in serial: 1976. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 50. Vol 50. p18.
- <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.
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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 0780
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 97
Record last edited
Aug 4 2008 11:35AM