Maritime record MWX2200 - Britannia 1839
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Summary
British sloop Lost off Purbeck, 7 August 1839.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Foundered / Total Loss (3) Crew Lost: All. (1-4)
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> SWX5343 Article in serial: 1976. Dorset magazine : the county magazine 58. Vol 58. p24.
- <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> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 597.
- <5> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 17.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900955.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SZ 04720 79730 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ07NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0083
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 07 NW 56
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900955
Record last edited
Apr 8 2024 1:08PM
