Maritime record MWX2211 - Ferncliff

Lost as a result of collision at 8.00pm with the Italian barque FRATELLI GAGNINO (sic). Some of the crew were saved by the SS EMPRESS OF WEYMOUTH, who landed them and returned to the scene, where they found the ships boat of the FERNCLIFF, which held the rest of the crew. (1)(3) Source (3) gives the place of loss as 9 miles SSE of Durlston Head, and that of the FRATELLI GAGGINO as 9 miles ESE of Durlston Head; the date of loss is also given as 21-SEP-1883. Built: 1883 Builder: Palmers and Co. Ltd. Where Built: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine HP: 160 Boilers: 2 Crew: 12 Master: J Sewell Construction: bdeck 52ft; fcastle 33 ft; 1 x deck Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: LR.1883-4, No.2(F)

Gross tonnage

Position 50 38.80 N 1 52.60 W taken from (5)

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

<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> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 782 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<5> Wendes, D, 2006, South Coast Shipwrecks off East Dorset & Wight 1870 - 1979 (Monograph). SDO10496.

<6> Board of Trade, 1884, Parliamentary papers 1884-5, Board of Trade Casualty Returns, Appendix Parts I-IV p130 (Monograph). SWX6244.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1143854 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Feb 16 2024 4:50PM