Maritime record MWX2317 - Marie Therese

Vessel blown ashore and wrecked in wind conditions SW force 10. All 12 crew saved. (2)

Last evening during SW gale and in thick weather the French barque MARIE THERESE...went ashore under Christchurch Head about 5 miles east of Bournemouth Pier. She ran over a reef of rocks and settled down not far from the cliffs...Crew saved by rocket apparatus. Vessel apparently full of water. (4)

Source (3) gives the name of the vessel as MARIE THERESA, and her nationality as Norwegian. Built: 1895. Where Built: France. Master: L Beven. Crew: 12. Owner: D Oger, Havre, France. Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: Bournemouth Guardian 07.01.1899 (photo) LCR.1898(H)p15 LR 1897 8 N 465(M)

Since this was a sailing vessel, it is unclear whether this droit belongs to this vessel; however, it is the closest match in date and area, and has therefore been indexed here:

An unidentified object in the shape of a steam gauge (only larger: instead of a dial face, it has a series of metal slats) 450mm diameter; 1 ship's log, fins missing, 540mm long; a telescope in poor condition, 370mm long; a voice pipe, 460mm long; a telegraph head, brass, face marked "Donkin & Co., manufacturers, Newcastle-onTyne". Directions on telegraph face are thought to be in French. Attributed to the MARIE THERESA: exact position unknown to finder, on a day trip from Weymouth. (Droit 030/07) (7)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss

Additional sources cited in Shipwreck Index of the British Isles:
Bournemouth Guardian 07.01.1899 (photo)
LCR.1898(H) p15
LR. 1897-8 No.465(M)

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

<2> Board of Trade, 1900, Parliamentary papers 1900, Board of Trade Casualty Returns, p139(711) (Monograph). SWX7212.

<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, p7, 29-DEC-1898 (Serial). SWX8434.

<5> 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.

<6> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 869 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<7> Receiver of Wreck, Droit of the Receiver of Wreck 265/01 (Unpublished document). SWX106.

<7> Receiver of Wreck, Receiver of Wreck Droit, 2007 (Unpublished document). SWX6384.

<8> Receiver of Wreck, Droit of the Receiver of Wreck 265/01 (Unpublished document). SWX105.

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 900830 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<9> National Record of the Historic Environment, 900830 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 20 2024 1:29PM