Maritime record MWX1963 - Ran

Abandoned after collision 20 miles W. of Portland with the Norwegian SS EDISON which sank; the RAN drifted inshore after being abandoned and broke up on the beach. (1)(4) Source (3) states cargo as quibrachy wood. Year Built: 1884 Builder: O M Olsen Where Built: Arendal Owner: H Natvig, Christiansand Master: A Jorgensen Crew: 14 Crew Lost: 8 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: LR 1891 2 No 78®

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

<2> Board of Trade, 1895, Parliamentary papers 1895, Board of Trade Casualty Returns Vol 87, p151 (Monograph). SWX5136.

<3> Lloyds of London, Various, Lloyds Casualty Return, Jan-Mar 1894, p11 (D) (Article in serial). SWX5140.

<4> 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.

<5> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 838 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<6> Lloyds of London, Various, Lloyds Casualty Return, Oct-Dec 1891, p14 (H) (Article in serial). SWX5140.

<7> Cumming, E, 2014, The Portland Shipwreck and Maritime Incident Directory (Monograph). SDO14012.

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 901213 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Apr 10 2024 12:18PM