Maritime record MWX2399 - Two Brothers 1802

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Summary

English craft, 1802

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Poole July 22nd: The BETSEY...foundered as she lay at anchor...THE TWO BROTHERS of Cowes, Gerratt master, ran on shore on the sand in the same gale of wind. (3) Master: Gerratt Date of Loss Qualifier: R

The building date for this vessel is an estimate based on an average age at wrecking of twenty years. This average is derived from those vessels wrecked on the Dorset coast whose age at wrecking is known.


<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> Sherbourne Mercury, p4, 26-JUL-1802 (Serial). SWX4820.

<4> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 641 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1145596 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <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> Serial: Sherbourne Mercury. p4, 26-JUL-1802.
  • <4> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 641.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1145596.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 04710 84180 (point)
Map sheet SZ08SW

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0570
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 SW 88
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1145596

Record last edited

Apr 6 2024 1:28PM

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