Maritime record MWX2272 - Urania
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`For sale: Twenty pipes of port wine - part of the cargo of the ship URANIA lately stranded near Poole. (1) `The URANIA, Wessels, from Oporto to Hull, was driven on shore on the Hook Sand, near Poole, on Wednesday, and has five feet water in her hold. The cargo, consisting of 344 pipes, and 40 hogsheads of wine, expected to be saved. (2) Master: Wessels 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> Sherbourne Mercury, 1809 (Serial). SWX4820.
<2> 1745 onwards, Lloyds list, 23-DEC-1808, No.4312 (Serial). SWX8434.
<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1316025 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
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Finds (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 04710 86030 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ08NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0702
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 NW 123
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1316025
Record last edited
Apr 6 2024 10:46AM
