Maritime record MWX1803 - Unidentified 1879 Barge

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Summary

Barge, 1879

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Crew: 3 Date of Loss Qualifier: A (1) `Completely smashed. (2) Stranded/Total Loss (3)
Referred to as 'Unidentified 1879' in DMAD number 756

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, Richard, 1992, United Kingdom shipwreck index, Extracted 23 November 1992 (Index). SWX5030.

<2> 1897, Southern Times, p4, 06-DEC-1879 (Serial). SWX2003.

<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> National Record of the Historic Environment, 901148 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
  • <2> Serial: 1897. Southern Times. p4, 06-DEC-1879.
  • <3> 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.
  • <4> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 901148.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Location

Grid reference SY 7065 7554 (point)
Map sheet SY77NW

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0868
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NE 119
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 901148

Record last edited

Apr 2 2024 4:26PM

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