Maritime record MWX2067 - King of Prussia
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Summary
Cargo vessel, 1753
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`Extract of a letter from Poole, Jan.13:...also lost near the same place and beat to pieces, a sloop laden with brandy, and 3 of the hands drowned. (2) `The KING OF PRUSSIA, Long, from Bordeaux for Hamburg, is ashore off Kimmeridge, but part of the cargo will be saved. And, near the same place, a sloop with brandy is lost, and 3 men drowned. (3) Source (4) interpolates the following details from the sloop lost at the same time in the same place: vessel type, sloop; cargo, brandy; and number of crew lost. Master: Long Date of Loss Qualifier: A
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 (6)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX5645 Serial: Various. Kentish Post or Canterbury Newsletter. 17-JAN-1753.
- <3> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 16-JAN-1753, No.1787.
- <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> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 371.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900478.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 91150 77330 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY97NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0333
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 97 NW 50
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900478
Record last edited
Apr 3 2024 10:57AM