Maritime record MWX5153 - Neptune 1891

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Summary

A steam vessel that sank off Portland Bill in 1891.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A steam vessel carrying granite that sank off Portland Bill in 1891. Owned by the East Coast Shipping Co. (1)

gross tonnage


<1> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, 826 (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)

  • <1> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 826.
  • <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.

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Location

Grid reference SY 67139 68622 (point) Approximate
Map sheet SY66NE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1256

Record last edited

May 6 2004 9:50AM

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