Maritime record MWX5099 - Jonge De Henloff (Young De Henloff)

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Summary

An eighteenth century sailing vessel that sank off Chesil Beach in 1783

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An eighteenth century sailing vessel carrying herring that sank off Chesil Beach in 1783 (1) The YOUNG DE HENLOFF CHRISTIENT HENDRICK drove on shore the 10 the inst. on Portland beach(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.
  • <2> 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.

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Location

Grid reference SY 67048 74670 (point) Named location
Map sheet SY67SE

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1202

Record last edited

Dec 11 2007 12:03PM

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