Maritime record MWX2129 - Unidentified 1666 Privateer
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Summary
Privateer, 1666
Loss Date: 17/09/1666
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`Sept.17, Weymouth: John Pocock to James Hickes. A private man o war has been cast away on that coast. (3) Stranded/Total Loss (2) Source (1) refers to the vessel as a hulk (in the 14th-17th century sense of `cargo vessel), while source (2) describes it as a warship. Date of Loss Qualifier: R
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 (4)
- <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> SWX6100 Bibliographic reference: 1666-7. Calendar of State Papers Domestic 1666-7, Charles II. (Vol 177). Vol 177. p134.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900424.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 6945 8065 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0949
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SW 71
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900424
Record last edited
Apr 2 2024 1:41PM
