Maritime record MWX2106 - Thames
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Summary
Remains of the 1891 wreck of an English cargo vessel stranded on the Tar Rocks, on the western side of Portland. She was an iron-hulled steamer, en route from Newlyn to London with a cargo of stone and tin ingots.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Construction: 3 x masts Machinery: Blair and Co., Stockton-on-Tees Built: 1866 Builder: M Pearse and Co. Where Built: Stockton-on-Tees Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine HP: 80 Boilers: 2 Master: T Becherley Owner: T Bazeley, Penzance Date of Loss Qualifier: A Drove ashore in fog, wind conditions ENE force 3. (5) Wrecked on Tor Rocks, Chesil Beach. (4) An oiler box, a brass cover, and a valve recovered. (6) Penzance is given as the port of departure in source (4), and also elsewhere as the port of registration. Additional source: LR 1888 9 N 165(T)
Position 50 33.15N 2 27.15W taken from (9)
gross tonnage
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX5849 Monograph: Board of Trade. 1892. Parliamentary papers 1892, Board of Trade Casualty Returns. Vol 71. p132.
- <3> SWX1056 Monograph: Farr, Grahame. 1971. Wreck and rescue on the Dorset coast. p44-45.
- <4> SWX5140 Article in serial: Lloyds of London. Various. Lloyds Casualty Return. Jan-Mar 1891, p7 (H).
- <5> 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.
- <6> SWX4542 Index: 2001. Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Receiver of Wreck Amnesty.
- <7> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 16.
- <8> SWX494 Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/2264.
- <9> SWX1 Monograph: Hinchcliffe, J and V. 1999. Dive Dorset: a diver guide (3rd Edition). 3rd Edition.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1144565.
Finds (3)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 67976 72637 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0560
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 SE 112
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1144565
Record last edited
Mar 9 2024 7:20AM