Maritime record MWX5085 - Iris

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Brig that went down at Chesil Cove in 1823.

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Full Description

Brig carrying a cargo of salt that went down at Chesil Cove in 1823 (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.

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  • <1> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 542.

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Grid reference SY 6820 7320 (point)
Map sheet SY67SE

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1188

Record last edited

Nov 28 2007 2:59AM

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