Maritime record MWX2429 - Chesapeake

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Summary

Chesapeake, Captain Edwards, wrecked near Christchurch, 29 January 1796.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Stranded/Total Loss (3) `...is on shore near Christchurch, but it is hoped will be got off. (2)

Master: Edwards.

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> 1745 onwards, Lloyds list, 29-JAN-1796, No.2789 (Serial). SWX8434.

<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> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 465 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<5> Cumming, E, The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory, 21 (Monograph). SDO16406.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1144833 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
  • <2> Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 29-JAN-1796, No.2789.
  • <3> 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.
  • <4> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 465.
  • <5> Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 21.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1144833.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 16170 92260 (point)
Map sheet SZ19SE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0106
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SE 149
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1144833

Record last edited

Jan 18 2024 4:10PM

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