Maritime record MWX4987 - Amphitrite

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Summary

A coal hulk 'Amphitrite' sank after hitting the Portland Breakwater on 11 November 1891.

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A coal hulk, Amphitrite, sank. (1, 2) This reference from www.portisle.u-net.com suggests that this was at Portland. 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 (3)

  • <1> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database.
  • <2> Digital archive: World Wide Web Page http://www.portisle.u-net.com/pihs24.html.
  • <3> Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 7.

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Location

Grid reference SY 68 68 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet SY66NE

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1097

Record last edited

Dec 2 2019 11:29AM

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