Maritime record MWX2264 - ML431
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Summary
British patrol boat, 1917
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A B-class motor launch employed on patrol duties when destroyed by accidental fire. (1) Propulsion: screw-driven oil engine Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: ADM LL APV 1919
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 (4)
- <1> 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.
- <2> SWX4848 Monograph: Ships of the Royal Navy (Vol 2). Vol 2. p239.
- <3> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 943.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1233811.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SZ 00470 88440 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ08NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0283
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 NW 115
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1233811
Record last edited
Sep 15 2023 3:39PM
