Maritime record MWX5136 - Maren

Please read our .

Summary

A Danish Brigantine that sank in Weymouth Bay in 1887.

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A Danish brigantine that sank in 1887 in Weymouth Bay (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. 1099.
  • <2> Article in serial: Boddy, M. 1975b. Dorset Shipwrecks part 2.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Location

Grid reference SY 69090 80681 (point) Approximate
Map sheet SY68SE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1239

Record last edited

May 6 2004 9:55AM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.