Maritime record MWX2291 - Ranger

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Summary

English cargo vessel, 1744 Loss Date: 18/12/1744

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

`...was drove out of Studland Bay, in the late storm, and lost, all the crew except one man were saved. (2) Master: Glover Crew Lost: 1 Date of Loss Qualifier: R

Vessel was reported lost on 18-DEC-1744.

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

<2> 1745 onwards, Lloyds list, 18-DEC-1744, No.947 (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> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 354 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1145375 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
  • <2> Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 18-DEC-1744, No.947.
  • <3> Monograph: 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.
  • <4> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 354.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1145375.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 04710 84180 (point)
Map sheet SZ08SW

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0473
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 SW 83
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1145375

Record last edited

Apr 6 2024 12:29PM

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