Maritime record MWX1713 - Thomas and Ann

`The THOMAS AND ANN, Jordan, from London to Plymouth, foundered off Portland on Wednesday night. Crew saved. (2) The previous issue of LL. describes the weather conditions on the south coast on that Wednesday: `A most violent gale of wind from the southward was experienced on Wednesday morning. (3) Master: Jordan Date of Loss Qualifier: A

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, 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> 1745 onwards, Lloyds list, 01-OCT-1811, No.4602 (Serial). SWX8434.

<3> 1745 onwards, Lloyds list, 27-SEP-1811, No.4601 (Serial). SWX8434.

<4> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 514 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1171003 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Feb 23 2024 4:10PM