Maritime record MWX2161 - Hope 1812

Stranded/Total Loss (1) `A vessel laden with oranges, was totally wrecked on Monday night, near St. Albans Head. (2) `The HOPE, Wildman, from St. Michael's to London, was lost on 10th instant, near St. Albans Head. (3) Master: Wildman Date of Loss Qualifier: A

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, 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, 14-FEB-1812, No.4639 (Serial). SWX8434.

<3> 1745 onwards, Lloyds list, 18-FEB-1812, No.4640 (Serial). SWX8434.

<4> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 516 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1171071 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 1 2024 7:50PM