Maritime record MWX4872 - Antares

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Antares, a Prussian Brig, was stranded on Hook Sands, 8 January 1867.

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Antares, a Prussian Brig, was stranded on Hook Sands on January 8th, 1867. (1) 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. Salvaged

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database.
  • <2> Article in serial: Boddy, M. 1975b. Dorset Shipwrecks part 2.
  • <3> Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 9.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 0598 8615 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet SZ08NE

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0994

Record last edited

Dec 2 2019 11:36AM

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