Maritime record MWX5003 - Unidentified 1935 Fishing Smack

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Summary

A fishing smack (name not identified) sank off Portland in 1935.

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A fishing smack (name not identified) sank off Portland in 1935. 1 drowned and 2 were saved. (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> 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.

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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 1112

Record last edited

May 12 2008 2:03AM

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