Maritime record MDO47928 - Unidentified 1817
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Summary
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`Lyme, Jan. 20. Yesterday it blew a fresh gale from the SSE, and during the night increased to a hurricane which occasioned the highest tide ever known here...another vessel has been wrecked two miles to the westward...' (1)
Date of Loss Qualifier: A
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> 1817, Durham County Advertiser, 25-JAN-1817, No.125 p 3 (Serial). SDO14749.
<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1403312 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
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Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 3415 9145 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY39SW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 39 SW 86
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1403312
Record last edited
Mar 28 2024 5:06PM
