Maritime record MWX2427 - Hero 1824
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Summary
English cargo vessel, wrecked off Christchurch during the 'great gale' of 1824.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`Southampton, 23d Nov. The HERO, Lanham, of and for this port from Swanage, was wrecked this morning off Christchurch Head. The master, his son, a boy, and three men drowned. (3) Stranded/Total Loss (4) Source (4) gives the destination as London. `Christchurch November 23: ...about 9am a vessel in distress was observed in the West Bay nearly under Hengistbury Head. Many of the inhabitants immediately proceeded to the spot, and with much laudable exertion saved two of the crew (the mate and an old man). Their captain, his son and four of the crew are lost. The vessel appears to be the HERO of Southampton, captain Lannan, from Swanage, laden with stone, burthen about 100 tons... (5) Master: Lanham (3); Hanna (1)(4); Lannan (5) Crew: 8 Crew Lost: 6 Date of Loss Qualifier:
Le Pard (1999) gives additional sources
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 (8)
- --- SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1144711.
- --- SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 26-NOV-1824, No.5963.
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX4560 Article in serial: 1976. Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 50. Vol 50. p18.
- <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> SWX4820 Serial: Sherbourne Mercury. p3, 29-NOV-1824.
- <6> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 548.
- <7> SWX7729 Article in serial: Le Pard, G F. 1999. The Great Storm of 1824. .
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 17830 90140 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ19SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0261
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SE 147
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1144711
Record last edited
Jan 18 2024 4:06PM