Maritime record MWX1975 - Atlas
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Summary
American brig, 9 December 1831.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
The Atlas `...went to pieces, nine men including the captain, saved. The vessel had left Rotterdam on December [sic] 20th. (2) `Weymouth, 7th Dec. The ATLAS, from Rotterdam to Charleston, was driven on shore this morning in Chiswell Cove, and two of the crew drowned. She will go to pieces next tide unless the wind shifts to the north. (3) `Weymouth, 9th Dec. The ATLAS, from Rotterdam to Charleston, on shore in Chiswell Cove, is become nearly a wreck. (4) Crew: 11 Crew Lost: 2 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: Sh.Journal 02.12.1831.
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 (6)
- <1> SWX4560 Article in serial: 1976. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 50. Vol 50. p19.
- <2> 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.
- <3> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 09-DEC-1831, No.6697.
- <4> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 13-DEC-1831, No.6698.
- <5> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 568.
- <6> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 11.
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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 0052
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 102
Record last edited
Dec 2 2019 11:45AM