Maritime record MWX1523 - Genereuse

Having left Dunkirk 20 days previously, she encountered SW force 9 wind conditions and made for the shelter of the English coast. The lifeboat was launched at 1am after the ship had gone ashore and been thrown on her beam ends. As the lifeboat approached the wreck her main boom and sail struck the lifeboat overturning it. Fortunately, it righted, recovered its crew plus the shipwrecked mariners, and returned to Lyme Regis. One Coastguard officer, Mr.Martin, lost his life when the lifeboat overturned. (1)(2) Lyme 8th January: The GENEREUSE, Charrier, of and from Libourne for Dunkirk, foundered off this port yesterday and is now on shore near Charmouth; crew saved by the lifeboat from hence. One man belonging to the Coast Guard drowned. (3) Crew: 5 Master: Charrier Date of Loss Qualifier: A

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<1> Larn, Richard, 1992, United Kingdom shipwreck index, Extracted 23 November 1992 (Index). SWX5030.

<2> 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.

<3> 1745 onwards, Lloyds list, 09-JAN-1854 (Serial). SWX8434.

<4> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 643 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1030323 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Feb 16 2024 5:03PM