Maritime record MWX5058 - Florinda 1875

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Summary

Ketch lost off Portland in 1875

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Nineteenth century ketch lost off Portland (1) ' Florinda, a ketch of beal(sic - perhaps Deal) from Dartmouth to Portsmouth was lost off Portland' (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. 1058.
  • <2> Monograph: Trim, P. 1985 about. Shipwrecks, Abbotsbury to Portland. .

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Grid reference SY 70332 71267 (point) Approximate
Map sheet SY77SW

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1166

Record last edited

Sep 11 2008 10:42AM

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