Maritime record MWX5023 - Caroline of Leigh
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Summary
Yacht lost at Lulworth Cove , 18 December 1979.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A sailing yacht lost at Lulworth Cove in 1979. Owned by Patrick Godfrey. <1>
Additional sources cited in Shipwreck Index of the British Isles: Diver Magazine 01.1981 Vol 26 No1. <2>
She must have foundered on the day she left Weymouth, to have been found so close by. <4>
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 (5)
- <1> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 156.
- <2> SWX4541 Monograph: Larn, R, and Larn, B. 1995. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 6, Dorset (AJ) Vol 1.
- <3> SDO131 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SY 87 NW 23.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1521419.
- <5> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 19.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 82703 79692 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY87NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1127
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 87 NW 23
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1521419
Record last edited
Jan 9 2020 11:18AM
