Maritime record MWX1980 - Polly 1786
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Summary
Craft, 1786
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`The POLLY, King, from New Providence to London, is lost near Portland Beach. (1) Master: King Date of Loss Qualifier: R
`Extract of a letter from Weymouth, Jan. 27. "Last night was driven on shore on Portland Beach, the ship POLLY, of Stockton, in Durham, burthen 500 tons, George King, from New-Providence bound for London. Her cargo consists of mahogany, brazileto, fustick, logwood, boxwood, etc. Soon after she struck, she went to pieces. The whole of the crew, being 13 in number, and 4 passengers, were saved; and also part of the cargo." ' (2)
"Brazileto", properly "braziletto", was a term for "Jamaica-wood", a form of dyewood [OED]; "fustick" being another form of dyewood.
Master: King (1); George King (2)
Crew: 13 (2)
Passengers: 4 (2)
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 (4)
- <1> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 31-JAN-1786, No.1747.
- <2> SDO20672 Serial: The Newcastle Journal. 11-FEB-1786, No.582 p3.
- <3> SDO14012 Monograph: Cumming, E. 2014. The Portland Shipwreck and Maritime Incident Directory.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1327144.
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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 0775
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 107
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1327144
Record last edited
Apr 10 2024 12:23PM