Maritime record MWX2053 - William Pitt (Pitt) 1795
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Summary
English cargo vessel, one of Admiral Christians's fleet, wrecked near Encombe 1795
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Additional cargo was described only as `stores. (1)(5) `The PITT, Horn, a transport, is lost near St. Albans. Crew saved. (2) `The WILLIAM PITT (transport) is on shore near Poole. (3) On shore near Incomb (Encombe) west of St Oldham's (Aldhelm's) Head (5) The vessel type is given as a transport in (3), in the contemporary sense, which included the transport of ordnance and/or military stores. Built: 1776 Master: Horn (2); John Thorn (5) Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Additional cargo was described only as `stores.' <1>
`The PITT, Horn, a transport, is lost near St. Alban's. Crew saved.'
A gale appears to have occurred, both from the number of vessels lost, and from the mention of other vessels `safe in Weymouth and Portland Roads after the gale.' <2>
`The WILLIAM PITT (transport) is on shore near Poole.' <3>
The vessel type is given as a transport in <2> in the contemporary sense, which included the transport of ordnance and/or military stores.
The WILLIAM PITT, transport, was driven on shore at Encombe, in the Isle of Purbeck, crew and troops saved. (6)
Built: 1776
Master: Horn <2>; John Thorn <4>
Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 20-NOV-1795, No.2769.
- <3> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 24-NOV-1795, No.2770.
- <4> 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.
- <5> SWX8136 Monograph: Boult, E. 2003. Christian's Fleet, A Dorset Shipping Tragedy..
- <6> SWX4573 Article in serial: 1975. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 48. Vol 48. 15.
- <7> SDO20130 Serial: The Hampshire Chronicle. Saturday 28-NOV-1795, No. 1192, p22.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900572.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 96220 75100 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY97NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0628
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 97 NE 123
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900572
Record last edited
Sep 11 2023 1:10PM