Maritime record MWX4901 - Noreg

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Summary

The Norwegian Steamer Noreg became stranded on Chesil Beach, near Fleet, in 1914.

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The Norwegian Steamer Noreg became stranded on Chesil Beach, near Fleet, in 1914. (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.

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. 2014. The Portland Shipwreck and Maritime Incident Directory.

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Location

Grid reference SY 63 79 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet SY67NW

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1055

Record last edited

Jun 19 2015 12:10PM

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