Maritime record MWX1982 - New Syren
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Summary
English brig, 1806
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`The NEW SYREN, Hughes, from London to Liverpool, was wrecked on Portland Beach yesterday; 1 man and a boy drowned. (1) `Weymouth, November 6th. During a storm on Sunday last a brig from London to Liverpool was wrecked on Portland Beach; two of the crew unfortunately perished. The vessel and cargo are totally lost. (2) This vessel appears as UNIDENTIFIED, in source (3), which is based on source (2) only, and the date of loss is expressed as 00.11.1806. Source (1) indicates the date of loss as 03-NOV-1806, (2) as 02-NOV-1806. Master: Hughes Crew Lost: 2 Date of Loss Qualifier: A
New Sarum {4}
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. 04-NOV-1806, No.4096.
- <2> SWX4820 Serial: Sherbourne Mercury. p4, 10-NOV-1806.
- <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.
- <4> SDO14012 Monograph: Cumming, E. 2014. The Portland Shipwreck and Maritime Incident Directory.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1340418.
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 0771
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 109
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1340418
Record last edited
Sep 19 2023 4:24PM
