Maritime record MWX4971 - Unidentified 1855 Brig

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Summary

A brig of Hamburg is reported to have been stranded at High Ledge, Kimmeridge in April 1855. Name of vessel not identified.

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Brig of Hamburg is reported to have been stranded at High Ledge, Kimmeridge in April 1855. Name of vessel not identified. Reference in Purbeck Papers. (1, 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 (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Purbeck Papers.
  • <2> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 905 790 (100m by 100m)
Map sheet SY97NW

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1081

Record last edited

Jan 11 2008 3:43AM

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