Maritime record MWX4924 - Beechwood

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Summary

The Oil tanker, Beechwood, stranded in Weymouth Bay,400 yards off Weymouth pier, 13 February 1927.

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The Oil tanker Beechwood stranded in Weymouth Bay in 1927. (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. Westeren Morning News, Monday, 14/2/1927: "While entering Portland Harbour the Liverpool steamer Beechwood (Oil Tanker) ran aground 400 yards off Weymouth pier. She is in no danger." (3).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Article in serial: Boddy, M. 1975b. Dorset Shipwrecks part 2.
  • <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. 13.

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Location

Grid reference SY 70 80 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet SY78SW

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1020

Record last edited

Dec 2 2019 11:58AM

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