Maritime record MWX2395 - Pallas

A total of four vessels were lost between Poole and Christchurch in this southerly force 10 hurricane. A total of 13 bodies were washed ashore and recovered by the Coastguard. The PALLAS had cost £650 just a few months earlier; the ships boat was picked up a few miles to the eastward. (3) Built: 1832 Owner: Lovell, Weymouth Master: J Williams Crew: 6 Crew Lost: 6 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: ST 17.02.1866(R) p100 col.4 DCC 17.02.1866(R) WPDT 15.02.1866®

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'A couple of boats were also picked up, one of which bore the name of the PALLAS of Weymouth. A party of fishermen and others were on the Sandbank, at the entrance of Poole harbour, during the height of the gale yesterday morning, and they report having seen two vessels go down a short distance from the shore. Apparently all hands were lost. No less than from 15 to 18 sail were observed at one time in Studland Bay, the fate of which is entirely unknown, excepting the ELIZABETH and ELIZA. Such a gale has not been experienced on this portion of the coast for the past 30 years.' (4)

Built: 1832 (3)
Master: J Williams (3)
Crew: 6 (3)
Crew Lost: 6 (3)
Owner: Lovell, Weymouth (3)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss

Additional sources cited in Shipwreck Index of the British Isles:
ST 17.02.1866® p100 col.4
DCC 17.02.1866®
WPDT 15.02.1866®

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

<2> Board of Trade, 1867, Parliamentary papers 1867, Board of Trade Casualty Returns, p30 (Monograph). SWX6837.

<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> Leeds Mercury, 14-FEB-1866, No.8,686 (Serial). SDO20640.

<5> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 683 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1145422 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Apr 6 2024 11:58AM