Maritime record MWX1899 - Alert 1860

The Alert was built in 1859 at Pembroke. Her Master was William Rawson (1)(3); Rosen (4) She had a crew of 4. (3) Her Official nos.: 21,666 Lloyds Classification: A1(5)

She was lost `....in beating out of the bay, missed stays...and was driven on the east side of the breakwater, where she speedily became a wreck. The master and crew were saved. (2) `Weymouth, 15th Feb: The ALERT (schooner) of Milford, Rosen...struck the breakwater in going out last night, and sank; crew saved. (4) 14-FEB-1860, ALERT, from Portland to Bridport in ballast struck Portland breakwater.(5)

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

<2> Various, Dorset County Chronicle, 23-FEB-1860 (Serial). SWX6464.

<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, 17-FEB-1860, No.14313 (Serial). SWX8434.

<5> 1874, Parliamentary papers 1874, Unseaworthy Ships, p614-615 (Monograph). SWX4607.

<6> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, 659 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<7> Cumming, E, The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory, 6 (Monograph). SDO16406.

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 901077 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Apr 4 2024 1:43PM