Maritime record MWX2026 - Louise

The wreck was blown ashore near Preston on a ledge, and a watch was presented by the Mayor and residents of Weymouth to John Mantle for his attempts to save life at the wreck, the watch now being on display in Weymouth Museum. The hull of the wreck was sold for £15.4s.9d. (1)(3) `The following vessels were driven on shore in West Bay last night during a heavy gale from S to SW...The LOUISA, from Hambro to St. Ubes, high and dry on the beach; crew saved. (4) Source (3) gives destination as St. Ives instead of St. Ubes. Crew: 5 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: DCC 30 11 1838 03 12 1839 and 12 12 1839(Thu)®

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> 1975, Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 49, p23 (Article in serial). SWX4562.

<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, 30-NOV-1838, No.7718 (Serial). SWX8434.

<5> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 588 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 900942 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Nov 20 2023 3:53PM