Maritime record MWX1664 - Neptunus

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Summary

German schooner, 1853

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Foundered / Total Loss (3) Crew saved in own boat. (1) Crew: 5 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: LL 20 10 1853(R);

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> Admiralty, 1854, Parliamentary papers 1854, Admiralty Wreck Returns, p56-57 (Monograph). SWX5035.

<3> 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.

<4> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 640 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 901004 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
  • <2> Monograph: Admiralty. 1854. Parliamentary papers 1854, Admiralty Wreck Returns. Vol 42. p56-57.
  • <3> Monograph: 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.
  • <4> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 640.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 901004.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

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Location

Grid reference SY 67620 68250 (point)
Map sheet SY66NE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0420
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 83
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 901004

Record last edited

Feb 20 2024 4:09PM

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