Maritime record MWX2037 - Sally 1824
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Summary
English smack, 1824
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`We have experienced one of the severest hurricanes that ever visited this coast...The SALLY, Moor, of Portland, broke from her anchors and sunk in the Bay; only the captains son saved. (1)
Source (3) gives the place of loss as Osmington Mills and the port of registration as Portsmouth.
`Weymouth - ...The SALLY smack of Portsmouth was lost nearly opposite Osmington Mills. The captains son saved himself by leaping aboard the NANCY brig of Weymouth. (4)
Master: Moor Crew Lost: all but 1 Date of Loss Qualifier: A
'Weymouth, Nov. 25. A most painful duty devolves upon us to recount the awful dispensation of Providence in one of the most tempestuous gales of wind, from SSW, accompanied with the highest tide which this town ever experienced. It commenced about four o'clock on Tuesday morning, and continued with unabated fury for several hours . . . Two other vessels have been wrecked on the North shore . . . the other, the SALLY, smack, of Portsmouth, Moore, master, drowned and one man.' (5)
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 (8)
- <1> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 26-NOV-1824, No.5963.
- <2> SWX4560 Article in serial: 1976. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 50. Vol 50. p18.
- <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> SWX4820 Serial: Sherbourne Mercury. p3, 29-NOV-1824.
- <5> SDO20645 Serial: Hampshire Telegraph. 29-NOV-1824, No.1312.
- <6> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 552.
- <7> SWX7729 Article in serial: Le Pard, G F. 1999. The Great Storm of 1824. .
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1175837.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 70530 80370 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78SW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0498
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SW 97
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1175837
Record last edited
Apr 12 2024 3:06PM