Maritime record MWX5148 - Miranda
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Summary
A sailing yacht with auxiliary engine that sank off Beach in 1977.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A sailing yacht that sank off Chesil Beach in 1977, owned by Robert King (1)
The theft from Lyme Regis of this yacht was reported by the owner the same day. It was later found washed ashore on Chesil Beach. On board were a new typewriter and an expensive camera and other items which the thief had left behind and it was presumed that he had jumped overboard at the time she went ashore and either drowned, or else reached shore safely and made off. (2)
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> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 1025.
- <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> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1521360.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 61774 79803 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1251
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 126
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1521360
Record last edited
May 2 2024 2:03PM
