Maritime record MWX4940 - Vectis Isle

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Summary

The MV Vectis Isle was stranded on Portland Breakwater in 1961.

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The MV Vectis Isle was stranded on Portland Breakwater in 1961. (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 (2)

  • <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.

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Location

Grid reference SY 70 77 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet SY77NW

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1014

Record last edited

Aug 4 2008 11:23AM

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