Maritime record MWX2318 - Carl Johan
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Summary
Swedish Brig, went onshore and consequently to pieces to the west of Christchurch Head on 8 March 1824.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Stranded/Total Loss (4)
`Poole, 9th March: The CARL JOHAN, Werbroot, from Alicant to Gefle, was totally lost yesterday to the west of Christchurch Head. Part of the materials saved. (3) She ' ...was driven on shore and went to pieces immediately. The crew, consisting of six men and one boy, besides the captain and mate, were saved.' (5)
Sources (4) and (5) give the vessels name as CARL JOHN, the destination as Elsinore, a reported date of loss of 08- MAR-1824, and the place of loss as White Pits, Poole (where an unknown brig was lost at about the same time. This may in fact be a record of the same vessel.)
Master: Werbroot (3); Peter Walrood (1)(4)
Crew: 9
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX4560 Article in serial: 1976. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 50. Vol 50. p18.
- <3> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 12-MAR-1824, No.5889.
- <4> 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.
- <5> SWX4820 Serial: Sherbourne Mercury. p4, 15-MAR-1824.
- <6> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 543.
- <7> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 18.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1142955.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SZ 17830 90140 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ19SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0090
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SE 144
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1142955
Record last edited
Sep 7 2023 5:02PM