Maritime record MDO47931 - Unidentified 1677 English Cargo Vessel

1677 wreck of a cargo vessel which foundered near the Cobb at Lyme Regis in heavy storms. She was laden with a cargo of wheat bound for the Netherlands at the time of sinking. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel.

Jan. 27. Lyme. 'Anthony Thorold to Williamson. The storm beginning Thursday last continues still, the wind S.E., which has the greatest influence on our town and harbour, and it has done some harm to both, viz., sunk a ship in the Cobb laden with wheat for Holland and also made some breaches in our works.' (1)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Reporting date of loss

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> Calendar of State Papers Domestic, Charles II, 1676-1677, January 1677, No. 76, 27-JAN-1676 (Monograph). SWX4893.

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1620128 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 29 2024 7:58AM