Maritime record MWX4890 - Augustine

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Summary

The French Lugger Augustine of Port L'Abbe towed into Poole Harbour. (See also Jeune Erneste). Crew of four saved by the Manley Wood lifeboat. Augustine was stranded on the Hook Sands in company with second lugger Jeune Erneste (which later sank) 15 December 1868.

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Full Description

The French Lugger Augustine was stranded on the Hook Sands in company with second lugger Jeune Erneste (which later sank) in 1868. (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)

  • --- Monograph: Burnett, D. 1982. Dorset Shipwrecks..
  • <1> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database.
  • <3> Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 11.

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Grid reference SZ 05 86 (point) Named location
Map sheet SZ08NE

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1045

Record last edited

Dec 2 2019 11:46AM

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