Maritime record MWX1719 - Young Elizabeth

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Summary

Norwegian cargo vessel, 1748 Loss Date: 26/12/1748

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

`On the 26th instant came ashore on Portland Beach, the YOUNG ELIZABETH, Helwick, of and for North Bergen, and is lost with her cargo of salt, but the crew are saved. (1) Master: Helwick Date of Loss Qualifier: A

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> 1745 onwards, Lloyds list, 30-DEC-1748, No.1367 (Serial). SWX8434.

<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> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 360 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1229967 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 30-DEC-1748, No.1367.
  • <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> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 360.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1229967.

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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 0613
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 149
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1229967

Record last edited

Oct 12 2023 2:22PM

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