Maritime record MDO47927 - Unidentified 1668 Vessel

1668 wreck of a craft which foundered in the area of the Bill of Portland, as evidenced by a mainmast which washed ashore on Chesil Beach, Dorset. The size of the mast suggested the vessel was approximately 60 tons. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel. Status: Casualty

'Feb. 3. Weymouth. John Pocock to Hickes. A mainmast, seeming to belong to a ship of 60 tons, has been driven ashore on Portland beach, so judges there has been a wreck.' (1)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Reporting date of loss

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.

<1> Calendar of State Papers Domestic, Charles II, 1667-1668, February 1668, No. 26, 03-FEB-1668 (Monograph). SWX4893.

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1620438 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 28 2024 4:14PM