Maritime record MWX2204 - Little Jenny
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Summary
1884 wreck of British craft which foundered off Peveril Point after capsizing, having left Swanage and intending to return to that port. She is thought to have been a sailing vessel, constructed of wood.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Lost after capsizing in wind conditions SW force 2. (1)(3) Owner: Pittar Master: A B Mansell Crew: 4 Crew Lost: 1 Date of Loss Qualifier: A
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.
Net tonnage
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX6483 Monograph: Board of Trade. 1887. Parliamentary papers 1887, Board of Trade Casualty Returns. Vol 74. p155.
- <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. Shipwreck 791.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 901180.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
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 0358
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 07 NW 60
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 901180
Record last edited
Nov 11 2023 7:05AM
