Maritime record MWX2316 - Speculation

Foundered in gale conditions WSW force 9, whilst carrying 73 tons of cargo made up of 615 bags. (3) Cargo consisted of 73 tons total, of which the super phosphate was held in 615 bags. (4) There are two entries for this vessel in the United Kingdom Shipwreck Index, under Dorset (AJ) and Hampshire (BA). Built: 1801 Built: Looe, Cornwall Owner: T Elford, Plympton, Devon Crew: 3 Crew Lost: 3 Date of Loss Qualifier: A

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

<2> 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.

<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> 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.

<5> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 734 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 898943 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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