Maritime record MWX2188 - 4 Castle
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Summary
Welsh sloop, from Cherbourg for Portland, struck the Kimmeridge Ledge (Cuttle Ledge) 25 September 1856.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Vessel described as a Beaumaris smack, coaster.(1)
Vessel described as a sloop, stranded, total loss (2)
SEP-1856, five coastguards saved the crew of four from the sloop CARNARVON CASTLE wrecked in hazy weather on cuttle ledge.(3)
Additional sources: GPCS p36.
Built: 1851
Where Built: Caernarvon
Master: J Thomas
Owner: Thomas and Co.
Construction: IB
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SWX4603 Article in serial: Various. Lloyds register of British and foreign shipping.
- <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> SWX1056 Monograph: Farr, Grahame. 1971. Wreck and rescue on the Dorset coast. 84.
- <4> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 648.
- <5> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 18.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1231901.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 9117 7823 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY97NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0091
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 97 NW 77
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1231901
Record last edited
Apr 12 2023 1:35PM
