Maritime record MWX1751 - Poisson Volant
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`Weymouth 10. This morning the SPEEDWELL, Weston, put on shore 31 men, the crew of a French privateer, called the POISSON VOLANT, which she sunk in an engagement yesterday off Portland; she had been only three days from Dunkirk, and had taken nothing. (1) Crew: 31 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, 13-DEC-1782, No.1422 (Serial). SWX8434.
<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1325676 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 67620 68250 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY66NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0740
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 181
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1325676
Record last edited
Feb 19 2024 4:20PM
