Maritime record MWX5122 - Lendor
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Summary
A motor yacht that sank off Portland Bill in 1951
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A steam yacht (sail plus auxiliary engine) that sank off Portland Bill in 1951
On the 8th September 1951 the yacht Lendor was sailing off Portland when her propeller caught in a lobster pot line. Helpless she drifted onto a ledge under Portland Bill. Despite desperate attempts to rescue her, remarkably captured on film, she sank in deep water just off the shore. (3)
4 calles the vessel Lendora
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.
Net tonnage
Position taken from 4
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 1011.
- <2> SWX4541 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.
- <3> SDO9637 Monograph: Le Pard, G F. 2005. Shipwrecks of the Dorset Coast.
- <4> SWX1 Monograph: Hinchcliffe, J and V. 1999. Dive Dorset: a diver guide (3rd Edition). 3rd Edition.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 67703 68242 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY66NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1225
Record last edited
Jan 9 2008 4:22AM
