Maritime record MWX1869 - Flor

`A large Swedish brig, laden with sugar, dyewood, cotton, etc., from the Brazils to London, was lost on Sunday night near Abbotsbury, about eight miles to the westward of Portland. Crew saved. (2) `The FLOR, Carrethers, from Pernambuco to London, was lost on Sunday night, near Abbotsbury, about eight miles to the westward of Portland. Twenty-two bags of cotton and a small quantity of dyewood saved. (3) Master: Carrethers (3); Garrethers (1) 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> 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.

<2> 1745 onwards, Lloyds list, 12-MAY-1812, No.4664 (Serial). SWX8434.

<3> 1745 onwards, Lloyds list, 15-MAY-1812, No.4665 (Serial). SWX8434.

<4> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 520 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

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Sep 6 2024 4:37PM