Maritime record MWX2183 - Ada 1898

The Ada was built 1872, with a net tonnage of 55 tons. It was registered in Rochester, had three crew and was captained by T.E. Ward. It sank on 31 Dec 1898 whilst carrying ballast from Southampton to Cherbourg, after being driven ashore in a severe southerly gale, force 10 (1-3).

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: BOT Wk Rtn 1898 Appx C Table 1 p139 (5)

Net tonnage 55 tons.

<1> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, 870 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<2> Farr, Grahame, 1971, Wreck and rescue on the Dorset coast, p86-87 (Monograph). SWX1056.

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

<5> Board of Trade, 1898, Parliamentary papers 1898, Board of Trade Casualty Returns, p139 (711) Appx C, Table 1 (Monograph). SWX5473.

<6> Cumming, E, The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory, 4 (Monograph). SDO16406.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 901238 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Apr 4 2024 4:46PM