Maritime record MWX2005 - Unidentified 1852 b Brig
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Summary
Brig, 1852
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`Vessel was seen by the Coastguard to sink, having painted gunports, and having lost her mainmast, her foremast broken at the top. (1)(3) `A large brig, with painted ports, mast gone close to the deck, and foremast gone below the top, was seen to go down yesterday, to the eastward of the Shambles... Date of Loss Qualifier: A. (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 (4)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX4592 Monograph: Admiralty. 1853. Parliamentary papers 1852-3, Admiralty Wreck Returns. Vol 61. p98-99.
- <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> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 14-AUG-1852, No.11980.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 74000 67750 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY76NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0816
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 76 NW 2
Record last edited
May 12 2008 12:13PM