Maritime record MWX2315 - Marquis of Anglesey

The position of this loss has been given as the sandbanks outside Christchurch Harbour. (1)

Vessel No.221860, Official No.141,669. (2)

This vessel may be identifiable as the Isle of Wight pilot boat reported in the Dorset County Chronicle as: `seen to have her mast swept away, and to go down in the boiling surf. (See entry for Dorset (AJ) under the reporting date of 10-FEB-1866). The entry for this vessel in the United Kingdom Shipwreck Index appears under Hampshire (BA). Built: 1860 Where Built: Southampton Owner: John Wearne Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:

<1> Cowes Shipping Record (Serial). SWX7205.

<2> Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 2 : Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex, Kent (Mainland), Kent (Downs), Goodwin Sands, Thames Section 1, Hampshire (BA) (Monograph). SWX7133.

<3> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 1157 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 895987 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jan 18 2024 4:01PM