Maritime record MWX2199 - Sisters
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Summary
1837 wreck of English schooner which capsized and foundered off Peveril Point in gales, on her passage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne with coal; a wooden sailing vessel.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`Heavy gales during Tuesday night. This vessel made for Swanage Bay but capsized and sank a mile off Peveril Ledge. Captain, six men and a boy aboard. She had been a new vessel the previous Christmas, and there was a large loss of life for such a small vessel, some of whom must have been hovellers or trimmers. (1)(4) Source (4) gives a reported date of loss as NOV-1835. Built: 1836 Crew: 8 Crew Lost: 7 Date of Loss Qualifier: R Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: DCC 09 11 1837(Thu)®
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Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX4560 Article in serial: 1976. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 50. Vol 50. p18.
- <3> SWX1056 Monograph: Farr, Grahame. 1971. Wreck and rescue on the Dorset coast. p89.
- <4> 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.
- <5> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 581.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900934.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 04190 78620 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ07NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0523
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 07 NW 55
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900934
Record last edited
Nov 11 2023 7:07AM
