Maritime record MWX2082 - Florinda 1752
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Summary
1752 wreck of a cargo vessel which foundered on St Alban's Ledge. She was en route from Bristol to Poole.
Status: Casualty
Loss Date: 18/02/1752
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`...foundered the 18th instant on St. Albans Lodge (sic), but the people were saved. (2)(3) Master: Greg (2); Gregg (1)(3) Grigg (4) Crew lost: 0 (4)
'POOLE, Feb. 24…Tuesday last the FLORINDA, Grigg, bound hither from Bristol, was lost in St Alban's Race, the Crew saved. (4)
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> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 25-FEB-1752, No.1697.
- <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> SWX6825 Serial: Salisbury and Winchester Journal. 3, XVII, Monday 02-MAR-2016, No. 736.
- <5> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 367.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900472.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 93860 72230 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY97SW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0207
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 97 SW 1
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900472
Record last edited
Jun 25 2024 12:18PM