Maritime record MWX5124 - Les Cinq Soeurs
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Summary
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
This may be a duplicate of MWX1864, details are very similar, but locations are different.
A brig carrying a cargo of rye that sank in a storm off Chesil Beach in 1859 (1)
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.
Net tonnage
<1> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, 658 (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 67048 74670 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1227
Record last edited
Jan 16 2020 12:07PM
