Maritime record MWX1848 - Mary Ann 1838

Stranded/Total Loss (3) `Bridport 29th Nov:...the MARY ANN, of Plymouth, is on shore between Abbotsbury and Langton, and expected to become a total wreck. (4) Sources (1) and (3) give a reporting date of 30-NOV-1838, whilst source (4) gives a reporting date of 29-NOV- 1838. Crew: 6 Crew Lost: 5 Date of Loss Qualifier: R

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> 1975, Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 49, p23 (Article in serial). SWX4562.

<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> 1745 onwards, Lloyds list, 30-NOV-1838, No.7718 (Serial). SWX8434.

<5> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 591 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

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Sep 6 2024 4:37PM