Maritime record MWX1874 - Linderhurst

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Summary

Galliot, 1783

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

`The galliot LINDERHURST, Captain Cursten, from Leghorn to Amsterdam, was wrecked last Monday night on Portland Beach, the Captain drowned, the rest of the crew saved, and it is hoped the greatest part of the cargo will also be saved. (1) Master: Cursten Crew Lost: 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> 1745 onwards, Lloyds list, 21-NOV-1783, No.1518 (Serial). SWX8434.

<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> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 428 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<4> Cumming, E, 2014, The Portland Shipwreck and Maritime Incident Directory (Monograph). SDO14012.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 21-NOV-1783, No.1518.
  • <2> 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.
  • <3> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 428.
  • <4> Monograph: Cumming, E. 2014. The Portland Shipwreck and Maritime Incident Directory.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

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Location

Grid reference SY 60500 79880 (point)
Map sheet SY67NW

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0357
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 96

Record last edited

Jun 19 2015 12:30PM

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