Maritime record MWX5106 - L'Aimable Mere

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Summary

A French brig wrecked at the pier bottom in Chapman's Pool with another unidentified vessel in 1838

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French brig, wrecked together with Unidentified 1838f in 1838 at the pier bottom, Chapman's Pool (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 (3)

  • <1> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 1115.
  • <2> Monograph: Morris, J. 1998. The Story of the Swanage Lifeboats. .
  • <3> Monograph: Legg, R. 1984. Guide to Purbeck Coast and Shipwreck.

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Location

Grid reference SY 95671 76946 (point) Approximate
Map sheet SY97NE

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1209

Record last edited

May 6 2004 10:04AM

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