Maritime record MWX2232 - Hereford

British craft, stranded at the entrance to Poole Harbour 1771. A British cargo vessel grounded on Poole Bar, en route from Bristol to London. However, she was recovered shortly afterwards. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel.

The HERFORD, Huxtable, from Bristol to London, is on shore near Poole Bar. (2) `The HEREFORD, Huxtable, that was on shore near Poole Bar, is got off with little damage. (4) Master: Huxtable Date of Loss Qualifier: R

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.

Salvaged

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

<2> 1745 onwards, Lloyds list, 22-MAR-1771, No.208 (Serial). SWX8434.

<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, 26-MAR-1771, No.209 (Serial). SWX8434.

<5> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 403 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 900511 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Sep 15 2023 12:31PM