Maritime record MWX4982 - Grayside

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Summary

The S.S. Grayside dragged her anchor and was wrecked on Portland Breakwater in 1927.

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The S.S. Grayside dragged her anchor and was wrecked on Portland Breakwater in 1927. (1) Although dates vary may be the same as the Cragside wrecked on the brekwater in 1923 (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.

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  • <1> Digital archive: World Wide Web Page http://www.portisle.u-net.com/pihs24.html.
  • <2> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 70 77 (1000m by 1000m)
Map sheet SY77NW

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1092

Record last edited

May 6 2004 11:00AM

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