Maritime record MWX4931 - L'Arguenon
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Summary
The French Ketch L'Arguenon stranded on Weymouth Sands on the 25th December 1930. She was towed off in January 1931.
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Full Description
The French Ketch L'Arguenon stranded on Weymouth Sands on the 25th December 1930. She was towed off in January 1931. (1)
On Christmas morning 1930 people in Weymouth awoke to find the French yacht L'Arguenon on the sands. She had dragged her anchor in the bay, and drifted ashore during the night. Much to the delight of local children she remained there for several weeks until she was floated off at the next spring tide, an event which made for a very memorable Christmas holiday. (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.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database.
- <2> SDO9637 Monograph: Le Pard, G F. 2005. Shipwrecks of the Dorset Coast.
- <3> SWX7302 Article in serial: Boddy, M. 1975b. Dorset Shipwrecks part 2.
- <4> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 10.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 68 79 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1027
Record last edited
Nov 4 2019 12:20PM