Maritime record MWX2242 - Happy Return 1794
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Summary
Cargo vessel, wrecked off Poole 1794
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`The HAPPY RETURN, Brooker, from Falmouth to Newhaven, is on shore off Pool. Great part of her cargo landed. (2) The previous paragraph mentions ships disabled `in a gale on Sunday last, to the westward of Portland, i.e. 31- NOV-1794. Master: Brooker 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 (5)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 05-DEC-1794, No.2670.
- <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 453.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900565.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SZ 03650 88950 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ08NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0248
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 NW 58
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900565
Record last edited
Sep 15 2023 3:14PM