Maritime record MWX1929 - Unidentified 1668 a Dutch Craft

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Summary

The wreck of a Dutch cargo vessel which was reported as stranded on the 22nd of Feburary 1668 on Chesil beach. The crew and cargo were saved. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Date of Loss Qualifier: R Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: C.SP.Dom.1668 Charles II (1) Stranded / Total Loss (2)

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, Richard, 1992, United Kingdom shipwreck index, Extracted 23 November 1992 (Index). SWX5030.

<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> National Record of the Historic Environment, 900429 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
  • <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: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900429.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6820 7320 (point)
Map sheet SY67SE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0864
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 9
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900429

Record last edited

Feb 13 2024 3:58PM

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