Maritime record MWX2403 - Zwaluw
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Summary
Belgian schooner, 1919
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Built: 1910 Builder: E J Smit andamp; Zoon Where Built: Westerbroek Propulsion: Sail, auxiliary twin 4 cylinder oil engines HP: Each engine 38 Machinery: Invincible Engine Works, Keighley Owner: E Deckers and Co. Master: Groenen (1)(2) Crew: 9 Crew saved: 9 (3) Date of Loss Qualifier: A Fired distress rockets after dragging ashore west of Hook Sand. Her master asked for a lifeboatman as a pilot and one was put aboard, but could not wear away from the land, and [the vessel] eventually drove ashore on the beach. The lifeboat managed to get alongside and take off the crew, who were landed at Poole at 3.30am. (1)(2)(3) Additional source: LR 1920 N 31173(Z)
gross tonnage
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> 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.
- <3> SWX1056 Monograph: Farr, Grahame. 1971. Wreck and rescue on the Dorset coast. p124.
- <4> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 973.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1145934.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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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 0617
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 SW 92
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1145934
Record last edited
Apr 6 2024 12:15PM
