Maritime record MWX5203 - Stella M
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Summary
A fishing vessel that sank off Anvil Point in 1987.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A fishing vessel that sank off Anvil Point in 1987. (1)
'Foundered / Total Loss' (2)
Length: 11m (1); 10.97m (2)
Propulsion: Screw-driven oil engine. (2)
Nothing further is known about the vessel.
Date of loss qualifier: Actual date of loss
Position 50 32.40 N 1 55.60W taken from (3)
Although initially charted by the UK Hydrographic Office at the approximate position 50°32.44N, 001°55.68W, in a general depth of 34m, the STELLA M could not be found in a 2009 multi-beam survey, and the record of her position has been amended to 'dead'. (4)
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 (5)
- <1> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 1032.
- <2> SWX1 Monograph: Hinchcliffe, J and V. 1999. Dive Dorset: a diver guide (3rd Edition). 3rd Edition.
- <3> 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.
- <4> SDO20514 Monograph: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. Wreck report. http://www.wrecksite.eu/ukhoDetails.aspx?19564 > Accessed 22-JUL-2010.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1521545.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SZ 05292 71140 (point) Named location |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ07SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1306
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 07 NW 132
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1521545
Record last edited
Feb 16 2024 3:37PM