Maritime record MWX2163 - St Johannes

`The ST JOHANNES, de Groote, from Seville to London, was wrecked Saturday on the island of Purbec. (2) 18 April, ST JOHANNES, merchantman. The ST JOHANNES, Captain De Groote, from Seville for London, was wrecked on the Isle of Purbeck, but it was expected that her cargo of fruit would be saved. (3) Source (1) follows source (2) in indicating the date of loss as 17-APR-1813. Master: de Groote Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: St. James's Chronicle and London Evening Post, 17-20.04.1813 Additional sources cited in Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Eras: Sh Merc 26 04 1813

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, 20-APR-1813, No.4763 (Serial). SWX8434.

<3> Grocott, T, 1997, Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Eras, p355 (Monograph). SWX4795.

<4> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Shipwreck 523 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1171291 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Feb 22 2024 4:02PM