Maritime record MWX5066 - Gift of God

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Summary

A barque carrying a cargo of French wine deliberately run ashore by pirates. Loss Date: 01/06/1582

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Full Description

A barque carrying a cargo of French wine deliberately ran ashore on Brownsea Island by pirates. (1) 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)

  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1950. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1949. 71. 88-109.
  • <1> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 1134.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 03274 87633 (point) Approximate
Map sheet SZ08NW

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1170

Record last edited

Dec 2 2022 11:46AM

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