Maritime record MWX2268 - Blessing 1783
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Summary
1783 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Hook Sands on arriving at Poole from Newcastle-upon-Tyne; a wooden sailing vessel.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`The BLESSING, Feard, from Newcastle, in going into Poole Harbour, struck on the Hook, and it is feared will be lost. Master: Feard. Date of Loss Qualifier: R <1>
`To be sold by auction, on Tuesday the 26th of August 1783, at Mr Temple's Quay, in South Shields, the materials saved from the ship BLESSING, consisting of anchors, cables, warps, towlines, sails, etc. The sale to begin at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.' <2>
The fact that the vessel had come from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, together with the sale of her materials at Shields, indicates the likelihood of Newcastle being her home port.
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> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 18-JUL-1783, No.1482.
- <2> SDO20082 Serial: 1783. Newcastle Courant. 23-AUG-1783, No.5576.
- <3> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 14.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1326060.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 04710 86030 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ08NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0075
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 NW 119
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1326060
Record last edited
Aug 25 2023 9:16AM
