Maritime record MWX1782 - Jonge Daucefe (Yonge Daucefe)

Weymouth December 17th: Last night as the YONGE DAUCEFE of Embden, a hoy burthen about 100 tons, Albert Volken master, was bound from Natz to Briger near Ostend laden with wine, was coming into this harbour, she got on shore near the entrance of it where she now lies sunk. It is hoped that part of the cargo will be saved. (3) Master: Albert Volken 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.

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

<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> Sherbourne Mercury, p3, 22-DEC-1788 (Serial). SWX4820.

<4> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 437 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 900547 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Feb 16 2024 12:33PM