Maritime record MWX5027 - Corsair 1874
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A vessel lost off Seatown Beach in 1874 (1)
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> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, 1128 (Digital archive). SWX8707.
<2> Burnett, D, 1982, Dorset Shipwrecks. (Monograph). SWX9361.
<3> Cumming, E, The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory, 24 (Monograph). SDO16406.
‘Burnett: Reports: Ship lost off Seatown Beach. Ipswich Journal, Saturday, 12/12/1874: Corsair, of Weymouth, in ballast, thrown up high on ‘Seaton Sands’. Crew saved. Question is which Seaton Sands. Other reports seem indicate the north-east of England. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, Saturday, 19/12/1874: “The hull of the brig Corsair, of Weymouth, lost on Seaton Sands, made £45, the purchasers being Messrs. Coverdale & Douglas, West Hartlepool:” ‘
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 44206 91082 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY49SW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1131
Record last edited
Feb 24 2020 12:18PM
