Maritime record MWX1892 - Horatio

`Drove ashore at the West beach, opposite Wyke in an abandoned condition. Wind conditions WSW. force 9, weather very thick. Loss on vessel £250; loss on cargo £30. (1)(3) `The HORATIO (smack) of and from Guernsey for Plymouth, has been driven on shore, having been in collision with a Swedish schooner; passengers saved; the crew got on board the schooner and were landed at West Bay by a pilot boat. (4) Built: 1837 Where Built: Guernsey Master: Roberts Crew: 4 Date of Loss Qualifier: A

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

<2> Admiralty, 1853, Parliamentary papers 1852-3, Admiralty Wreck Returns, p176-177 (Monograph). SWX4592.

<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, 10-NOV-1852, No.12055 (Serial). SWX8434.

<5> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 628 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 900988 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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