Maritime record MWX2404 - Fame 1788
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Summary
Cargo vessel, 1788
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Stranded/Total Loss (3) `The FAME, Bishop, from Pool to N.foundland, got ashore going out of the harbour, and bilged. (4) `The FAME, Bishop, from Pool to Newfoundland, that got on shore going out of the harbour, has received so much damage, that its feared she will not be got off; the greatest part of the cargo is saved. (5) Source (3) expresses the date of loss as the month of MAR-1788. Master: Bishop Date of Loss Qualifier: R Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: WTL Wreck Index
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> SWX4573 Article in serial: 1975. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 48. Vol 48. p15.
- <3> 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.
- <4> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 11-MAR-1788, No.1967.
- <5> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 14-MAR-1788, No.1968.
- <6> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 434.
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 0195
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 SW 93
Record last edited
Nov 21 2007 4:05AM
