Maritime record MWX5179 - Robert Kelly

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Summary

A barque that sank off Portland Bill in 1876 after a collision.

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Full Description

A barque that sank off Portland Bill in 1876 after a collision with the Huddersfield (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. 1059.
  • <2> Monograph: Trim, P. 1985 about. Shipwrecks, Abbotsbury to Portland. .

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Location

Grid reference SY 67487 68264 (point) Approximate
Map sheet SY66NE

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1282

Record last edited

May 6 2004 9:42AM

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