Maritime record MWX2402 - Eagle 1799
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Summary
Royal Navy warship wrecked in Studland Bay, 1799
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`The EAGLE gun boat, and a cutter of about 50 tons, were drove on shore in a violent gale of wind, in Studland Bay, off Poole, yesterday morning. (2) Stranded / Total Loss (4) 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)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 01-FEB-1799, No.3054.
- <3> SWX4573 Article in serial: 1975. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 48. Vol 48. p15.
- <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> SWX475 Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/2089. Shipwreck 475.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1145681.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SZ 0365 8405 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ08SW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0268
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 SW 91
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1145681
Record last edited
Apr 6 2024 12:10PM
