Maritime record MWX2427 - Hero 1824

`Southampton, 23d Nov. The HERO, Lanham, of and for this port from Swanage, was wrecked this morning off Christchurch Head. The master, his son, a boy, and three men drowned. (3) Stranded/Total Loss (4) Source (4) gives the destination as London. `Christchurch November 23: ...about 9am a vessel in distress was observed in the West Bay nearly under Hengistbury Head. Many of the inhabitants immediately proceeded to the spot, and with much laudable exertion saved two of the crew (the mate and an old man). Their captain, his son and four of the crew are lost. The vessel appears to be the HERO of Southampton, captain Lannan, from Swanage, laden with stone, burthen about 100 tons... (5) Master: Lanham (3); Hanna (1)(4); Lannan (5) Crew: 8 Crew Lost: 6 Date of Loss Qualifier:
Le Pard (1999) gives additional sources

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.

National Record of the Historic Environment, 1144711 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

1745 onwards, Lloyds list, 26-NOV-1824, No.5963 (Serial). SWX8434.

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

<2> 1976, Dorset magazine : the county magazine vol. 50, p18 (Article in serial). SWX4560.

<4> 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.

<5> Sherbourne Mercury, p3, 29-NOV-1824 (Serial). SWX4820.

<6> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 548 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<7> Le Pard, G F, 1999, The Great Storm of 1824. (Article in serial). SWX7729.

Record last edited

Jan 18 2024 4:06PM