Maritime record MWX5145 - MFV No. 1089
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Summary
A motor fishing vessel that was stranded in 1953 off Chesil Beach.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A motor fishing vessel that sank in 1953 off Chesil Beach (1,2) May have been salvaged (3)
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 (4)
- <1> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 1079.
- <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> SWX8061 Monograph: Trim, P. 1985 about. Shipwrecks, Abbotsbury to Portland. .
- <4> SDO14012 Monograph: Cumming, E. 2014. The Portland Shipwreck and Maritime Incident Directory.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 61774 79803 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1248
Record last edited
Jun 19 2015 12:30PM