Maritime record MWX5072 - Grampus

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Tug driven ashore at Highcliffe Beach in 1918.

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Former Poole tug, driven ashore whilst on way to breakers. Remains of boiler on beach until final dispersal in 1968, some remains may survive. (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)

  • <1> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 1417.
  • <2> Monograph: Samuel, O J. C1990. The Boiler Wreck of the Grampus..

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Location

Grid reference SZ 19855 92792 (point) Approximate
Map sheet SZ19SE

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1176

Record last edited

Jan 18 2024 4:44PM

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