Maritime record MWX5107 - La Bien Aime

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Summary

A sloop that sank off Portland in 1778 with a cargo of brandy.

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Full Description

A sloop that sank off Portland in 1778 with a cargo of brandy (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. 1123.
  • <2> Monograph: Burnett, D. 1982. Dorset Shipwrecks..

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Location

Grid reference SY 70437 71375 (point) Approximate
Map sheet SY77SW

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1210

Record last edited

May 6 2004 10:04AM

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