Maritime record MWX1981 - Flora 1803
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Summary
Cargo vessel, 1803
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`The POLLY, Carpenter, from Newfoundland to Poole, is lost on Portland Beach, but little of the cargo saved. (1) `The FLORA, Carpenter, from Newfoundland to Poole, was lost on Portland Beach, in December last, and 3 people drowned. (2) 19 January, FLORA and JASON, merchantmen. The Times contained articles of two shipwrecks. The FLORA, Captain Carpenter, from Newfoundland for Poole. was lost on Portland beach, where three of the crew perished...No dates given for either wreck. (3) Master: Carpenter Crew Lost: 3 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Eras: TT 19 01 1804
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 (5)
- <1> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 03-JAN-1804, No.4416.
- <2> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 20-JAN-1804, No.4420.
- <3> SWX4795 Monograph: Grocott, T. 1997. Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Eras. p168.
- <4> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 1508.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1339477.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
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 0206
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 108
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1339477
Record last edited
Sep 19 2023 4:14PM