Maritime record MDO47915 - Unidentified 1666

1666 wreck of an English cargo vessel which stranded upon Portland en route to Lyme Regis with salt and tobacco. Built of wood, she was a sailing vessel.

Lime Feb 3. "A vessel of Plymouth laden with salt and Tobacco bound hither being put off by a Dutch Caper in Torbay, the the Leeward of this Port, was unhappily cast away upon Portland on Tuesday last the ship and goods all lost and one man drowned." (1)

Crew lost: 1 (1)

NB: At this period the Julian Calender ("Old Style") was still in use in England with the New Year beginning on 25th March. This account dates between 1st January and 24th March inclusive when contemporary sources are recorded as one year behind the modern calender which was adopted in 1752 as the Gregorian or "New Style" calender. For consistency all AMIE records are updated to the modern Gregorian calender.

Date of loss qualifier: Actual date of loss

1666, The Oxford Gazette From Monday January 29 to Thursday February 1, No. 33, 1665 (Old Style) (Serial). SDO20617.

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1443188 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 28 2024 12:29PM