Maritime record MWX1608 - Autumn

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Summary

English ketch, 7 July 1908. Cargo: Railway Componants.

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Built in 1877 and having a crew of four, the Autumn was lost 3 miles SE of Portland Bill.

Foundered / Total Loss (2)

Lost 3 miles SE of Portland Bill. (3)

Built: 1877 (2)(3)

Crew: 4 (2)(3)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss


<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> Board of Trade, 1910, Parliamentary papers 1910. Board of Trade Casualty Returns 1908-1909 (Vol 81), p98(736) (Monograph). SWX4858.

<4> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, 894 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<5> Cumming, E, The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory, 11 (Monograph). SDO16406.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 892051 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
  • <2> 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.
  • <3> Monograph: Board of Trade. 1910. Parliamentary papers 1910. Board of Trade Casualty Returns 1908-1909 (Vol 81). Vol 81. p98(736).
  • <4> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 894.
  • <5> Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 11.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 892051.

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Location

Grid reference SY 7475 7075 (point)
Map sheet SY77SW

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0053
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 19
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 892051

Record last edited

Aug 21 2023 1:03PM

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