Maritime record MWX1663 - Commodore 1853

The crew saved in their own boat in wind conditions NW force 4. (1)(3)

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

<2> Admiralty, 1854, Parliamentary papers 1854, Admiralty Wreck Returns, p36-37 (Monograph). SWX5035.

<3> 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.

<4> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 637 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<5> Cumming, E, The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory, 23 (Monograph). SDO16406.

‘Times: Monday, June 20,1853, Issue 21459 – “Cowes, June 17 – 27 packages, some slightly burnt, and supposed to be part of the cargo of the Commandeur, bound for Vera Cruz, which was destroyed by fire near Weymouth, have been picked up off Portland and landed here.” Also: Ref. ADM Wk Rtn. 1853 p:36-37. Crew saved in their own boat. Cargo: General.’

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 900998 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Feb 22 2024 1:52PM