Maritime record MWX2077 - Dorothy
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Summary
English schooner wrecked at Chapmans Pool, 14 February 1861.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`Went ashore in broad daylight without any real cause, except that the master had come too close inshore to cheat the tide, and is best described as the blunderings of a coastal schooner. She struck close to the spot where the HARDY lay, then got off and drifted down to the reef where the TYNE lay in 1857. On the night of the 17th, she went to pieces and no effort was made to save anything. (1)(2) `The DOROTHY, of Teignmouth, Barton, from Swansea to Southampton...is on shore at Chapmans Pool. (3) `...has become a total wreck. (4)
Master: Barton
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 (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> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 16-FEB-1861, No.14624.
- <4> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 23-FEB-1861, No.14630.
- <5> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 668.
- <6> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 27.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 901083.
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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 0150
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 97 NW 60
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 901083
Record last edited
Apr 4 2024 5:24PM
