Maritime record MWX5168 - Phillipa

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Summary

A motor cruiser that sank off Steamer Point in 1936

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Full Description

A motor cruiser that sank in 1936 after engine failure in heavy seas (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. 1419.
  • <2> Monograph: Samuel, O J. 1987. Steamer Point. .

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Location

Grid reference SZ 20561 92917 (point) Approximate
Map sheet SZ29SW

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1271

Record last edited

Jan 18 2024 4:45PM

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