Maritime record MWX2351 - Industrious
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Summary
English sloop, 1823
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`Master and a boy only saved from the rigging, having been there at night for 6 hours. Saved by John Wills, a pilot, using a small boat. (2) `Poole, 14th Oct. The INDUSTRIOUS, Downy, of this port, from Southampton, was driven on shore on Sunday night, on the Hook Sand, and it is feared will be wrecked; part of the cargo and materials saved. (4) Master: Downy (2)(4); Dominy (1)(3) 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.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 540.
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX6825 Serial: Salisbury and Winchester Journal. 20-OCT-1823.
- <3> SWX4560 Article in serial: 1976. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 50. Vol 50. p18.
- <4> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 17-OCT-1823, No.5847.
- <5> 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.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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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 0298
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 NW 65
Record last edited
Nov 21 2007 11:25AM