Maritime record MWX5141 - Mary Harriott
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Summary
A sailing vessel that sank in Swanage Bay in 1769.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A sailing vessel carrying a cargo of sugar that sank in 1769 in Swanage Bay. (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, 402 (Digital archive). SWX8707.
<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.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SZ 03633 79664 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ07NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1244
Record last edited
May 6 2004 9:53AM
