Maritime record MWX1606 - Unidentified 1800 Sloop
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Full Description
`The SWIFT, Kershaw, is on shore on Portland Island, and full of water; and a sloop from Jersey to Dartmouth. (1-2) [NB: A gale was reported in the Channel on the 9th, according to accounts from Deal and Portsmouth in the previous issue of LL, and from Plymouth in the Naval Chronicle.] Date of Loss Qualifier: A
May be the same vessel as the Dispatch ( MWX1791 ) which was wrecked at the same place and the same time.
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, 14-NOV-1800, No.4102 (Serial). SWX8434.
<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 877171 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 67624 68245 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY66NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0932
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 15
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 877171
Record last edited
Mar 1 2024 6:53PM
