Maritime record MWX1924 - Abeona

Recorded as stranded and a total loss on 3 Feb 1833 (1). Contemporary documents describe the wreck: `Weymouth February 21: ... the ABEONA, Smith, of this port, is now on a ledge of rocks in Lulworth Cove, and much damaged.` (2).

`Weymouth March 2: The ABEONA, Smith, from Milford, has become a total wreck in Lulworth Cove, Cargo and materials saved. (3)

She was wrecked near Weymouth. (4)

Position shown taken from (1)

<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, 22-FEB-1833, No. 6823 (Serial). SWX8434.

<3> 1745 onwards, Lloyds list, 05-MAR-1833, No. 6826 (Serial). SWX8434.

<4> 1836, Parliamentary papers 1836, Select Committee on Shipwreck, 1833., Page(s) 300 (680) (Monograph). SWX5582.

<5> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, 572 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<6> Cumming, E, The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory, 3 (Monograph). SDO16406.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1231772 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Dec 12 2022 6:22PM