Maritime record MWX5108 - La Mercuria
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Summary
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A ship carrying a cargo of wine and hides that sank in a storm at Chesil Cove (1)
Seventeen crew dead taken up and buried in one mass grave by the main east gate of St George's churchyard Portland. Port of departure given as 'Marcelans' not identified(2)
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> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, 532 (Digital archive). SWX8707.
<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.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 6820 7320 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1211
Record last edited
Nov 28 2007 3:00AM
