Maritime record MWX2071 - Unidentified 1839 British West Indiaman

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Summary

British West Indiamen, 1839

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Wreck took place in dense fog. (1) Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: DCC.14.02.1839(Thu)(R) (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> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, 595 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 900953 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <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: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 595.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900953.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Location

Grid reference SY 91150 77330 (point)
Map sheet SY97NW

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0928
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 97 NW 54
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900953

Record last edited

Apr 12 2024 10:13AM

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