Maritime record MWX4915 - Ardente
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Summary
The Ardente was stranded in Weymouth Bay in 1914. Five crew rescued by Weymouth Lifeboat, Friern Watch. 11 December 1914.
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Full Description
The Ardente is reported to have stranded in Weymouth Bay in 1914. (1)
It is very rare for a lifeboat to be photographed carrying out a rescue, the conditions are, understandably, usually against it. This makes this picture of the Weymouth lifeboat Friern Watch rescuing the crew of the French schooner Ardente particularly interesting. On the 11th December 1914 the Ardente dragged her anchors in Weymouth Bay. The lifeboat tried to get a line onboard so a tug could tow her to safety, but this proved impossible. The lifeboat then rowed close into the French vessel and managed to get the five crew members off just before she struck.(2)
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 (5)
- --- SWX1056 Monograph: Farr, Grahame. 1971. Wreck and rescue on the Dorset coast.
- --- SWX7302 Article in serial: Boddy, M. 1975b. Dorset Shipwrecks part 2.
- --- SWX7989 Monograph: Larn, R. 1996. Shipwrecks of the Devon Coast. .
- <1> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database.
- <5> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 10.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 70 80 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78SW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1058
Record last edited
Dec 2 2019 11:39AM
