Maritime record MWX2188 - 4 Castle

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Summary

Welsh sloop, from Cherbourg for Portland, struck the Kimmeridge Ledge (Cuttle Ledge) 25 September 1856.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Vessel described as a Beaumaris smack, coaster.(1)
Vessel described as a sloop, stranded, total loss (2)
SEP-1856, five coastguards saved the crew of four from the sloop CARNARVON CASTLE wrecked in hazy weather on cuttle ledge.(3)

Additional sources: GPCS p36.

Built: 1851
Where Built: Caernarvon
Master: J Thomas
Owner: Thomas and Co.
Construction: IB


<1> Various, Lloyds register of British and foreign shipping (Article in serial). SWX4603.

<2> 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.

<3> Farr, Grahame, 1971, Wreck and rescue on the Dorset coast, 84 (Monograph). SWX1056.

<4> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, 648 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<5> Cumming, E, The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory, 18 (Monograph). SDO16406.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1231901 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Article in serial: Various. Lloyds register of British and foreign shipping.
  • <2> 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.
  • <3> Monograph: Farr, Grahame. 1971. Wreck and rescue on the Dorset coast. 84.
  • <4> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 648.
  • <5> Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 18.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1231901.

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Location

Grid reference SY 9117 7823 (point)
Map sheet SY97NW

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0091
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 97 NW 77
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1231901

Record last edited

Sep 6 2024 4:37PM

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