Maritime record MWX1996 - Venus 1850
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Summary
English brig, 1850
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Year Built: 1849 Crew: 7 Crew Lost: 2 Master: R. Burgoyne Owner: W. Burgoyne Date of Loss Qualifier: A ` - William Flann, a Coastguard man, saved four from the wreck by climbing onto the rocks and helping them ashore, for which he received an RNLI. award. (1)(2) 15-FEB-1850, VENUS of Teignmouth, a brig of 190 tons and a crew of 7 from Teignmouth to London with a cargo of pipe clay was wrecked on Blackner rocks, Weymouth in a SW 6. She was supposed to have been swept into the bay by the flood tide and in the fog did not see the land until she struck. (3)(4)(5) Additional sources: RNLI. Records 1850; WT.07.03.1861 p4
net tonnage
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <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> SWX5981 Monograph: Admiralty. 1852. Parliamentary papers 1852, Admiralty Wreck Register, 1850.. Vol 49. pgs 22/23 (524/525).
- <4> SWX4605 Monograph: Board of Trade. 1861. Parliamentary papers 1861, Board of Trade Casualty Returns 1851-1860. Vol 58. p21(363).
- <5> SWX4606 Monograph: 1864. Parliamentary papers 1864, Harbour of Refuge. Vol 55. p115(557).
- <6> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 619.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900979.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6773 7145 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0588
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 SE 83
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900979
Record last edited
Apr 4 2024 2:08PM