Maritime record MWX5086 - Isobel
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Summary
A privateer that sank off Chesil Beach in a storm in 1600
Loss Date: 28/12/1600
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A privateer sunk during a storm in 1600 off Chesil Beach, 20 other vessels said to have been lost in same storm (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, 1085 (Digital archive). SWX8707.
<2> Shipwreck Guide to Dorset and Lyme Bay (Monograph). SWX4810.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 67048 74670 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1189
Record last edited
May 6 2004 11:40AM
