Maritime record MWX1692 - Ada (Ada Jane) 1888

Ada was built 1868, had a net tonnage of 96 tons and was owned by R. Lewis of Harwich. Vessel lost in SSW force 9 winds 21 Dec 1888 (1)(3) en route from London to Exeter, carrying a cargo of oil paraffin. Captained by R. Layzell. All four crew members lost (1).

Nett Tonnage 120 tons.

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

<2> Board of Trade, 1890, Parliamentary papers 1890, Board of Trade Casualty Returns, p109 (Monograph). SWX5126.

<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 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<5> Cumming, E, The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory, 4 (Monograph). SDO16406.

Western Daily Press, Wednesday, 26/12/1888 – On Monday a stern of a boat was washed ashore a few miles from Bridport. Upon it, apparently cut with a knife, were the words, “Ada sprung a leak, tried to get to Portland. Send this to Harwich; A Layzell, mate. Heavy sea; foundered off Portland; took to boat; expect all four to perish” Since the discovery 200 barrels of paraffin have been washed ashore at the same spot, presumably part of the Ada’s cargo. There are a number of vessels in Lloyd’s List named Ada, but the wrecked vessel is thought most likely to be the ketch-barge, Ada Jane. 120 tons, belonging to Harwich…

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 901198 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Apr 11 2024 9:38AM