Maritime record MDO19949 - Benita

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Schooner, sunk by scuttling charges placed by a German submarine, 15 miles S. of Portland Bill. Cargo: Stone. 20 June 1917.

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Vessel stopped and sunk by scuttling charges placed by a German submarine.


<1> 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 (Monograph). SWX4541.

<2> Cumming, E, The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory, 13 (Monograph). SDO16406.

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  • <1> 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.
  • <2> Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 13.

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Grid reference SY 72750 40850 (point)
Map sheet SY74SW

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1199

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Dec 2 2019 12:08PM

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