Maritime record MWX2341 - Coronella

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Summary

English yacht exploded at moorings, Poole Harbour, 5 November 1909.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

The CORONELLA foundered at moorings. Total loss. (2) Exploded at moorings, Poole Harbour.(3)

Year Built: 1889
Crew: 2


<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> Board of Trade, 1911, Parliamentary papers 1911, Board of Trade Casualty Returns 1909 (Table 1 Vol 72), p134(182) (Monograph). SWX5548.

<4> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 898 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<5> Cumming, E, The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory, 24 (Monograph). SDO16406.

‘Western Morning Gazette, 5/11/1909 – “Motorised yacht belonging to Sir Melville Brown has been totally wrecked by a petrol explosion in Poole Harbour”’

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 892052 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
  • <2> 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.
  • <3> Monograph: Board of Trade. 1911. Parliamentary papers 1911, Board of Trade Casualty Returns 1909 (Table 1 Vol 72). Vol 72. p134(182).
  • <4> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 898.
  • <5> Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 24.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 892052.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 0365 8895 (point)
Map sheet SZ08NW

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0127
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 NW 40
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 892052

Record last edited

Sep 15 2023 2:51PM

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