Maritime record MWX1708 - Catherine 1809

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Summary

British brig, wreck on Portland beach on 8 January 1809.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

`The brig CATHERINE, -, from Bristol to London, was wrecked on Sunday morning on Portland Beach. Crew saved. (1)(2)


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, 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.

<2> 1745 onwards, Lloyds list, 10-JAN-1809, No.4317 (Serial). SWX8434.

<3> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, 506 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<4> Cumming, E, The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory, 19 (Monograph). SDO16406.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1149357 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> 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.
  • <2> Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 10-JAN-1809, No.4317.
  • <3> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 506.
  • <4> Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 19.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1149357.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6705 7465 (point)
Map sheet SY67SE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0097
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 137
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1149357

Record last edited

Oct 12 2023 2:17PM

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