Maritime record MWX2377 - Lark
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Summary
English craft, 1824
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Crew: 2 Sate of Loss Qualifier: A Stranded/Total Loss (1) Two men were saved by Lt Joseph Elevin R.N., from the LARK, a small vessel of Christchurch between DEC-1824 and JAN-1825.(2)
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 (3)
- <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> SWX1056 Monograph: Farr, Grahame. 1971. Wreck and rescue on the Dorset coast. p114.
- <3> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 556.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
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 0344
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 NW 110
Record last edited
Nov 21 2007 11:25AM