Maritime record MDO20347 - Florinda 1949
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Photograph in Weymouth Museum labelled 'Weymouth Harbour looking towards Commercial Road 1949' Clammer,R. 2001 'Cosens of Weymouth' p112. Referring to 1947 "Large quantities of the finest teak were recovered from the former steam yacht Florinda which had originally been owned by Lilly Langtry and had spent the war years as an accommodation ship at Poole and Portland. Cosens bought her and stripped her of all useful materials before selling her remains on to a local man who broke her up on the mud outside Weymouth Fire Station.
<1> 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.
<2> Burnett, D, 1982, Dorset Shipwrecks. (Monograph). SWX9361.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 67627 78705 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1810
Record last edited
Sep 28 2010 2:13AM
