More information : Wreck site and archaeological remains:
Horizontal Datum: OGB Vertical Datum: LAT Method of Fix: PA (1)
28-MAY-1982: Remains lie very broken up in Mutton Cove. Boiler stands 3 metres high in general depth of 8 metres. (1)
Wreck in 50 32.20N; 02 27.30W. She lies at a depth of 8m at the bottom of the shoreline boulder slope, south of Blacknor Point, at a place called Mutton Cove. Although now broken, she is still recognisable as a ship. (6)
Wreck event and documentary evidence:
Ex-HAREWOOD.`In the early hours of a Monday, following a day and night of dense fog, the strong ebb tide swept the HAREWOOD into the bay at 3.30 am in calm conditions. The steam tug VERNE, the duty boat for the many coaling firms in the harbour and the HELPER of Weymouth, went to her assistance and found her fast ashore. Later that morning the captain and crew left the wreck in their own boats proceeding to Weymouth on the HELPER. The following day the salvage tug BELOS arrived and divers carried out an examination of the hull under water. About six of the crew were on deck plus the mate when she drove ashore. He believed they were at least 20-30 miles south of Portland, and were steaming at eight knots when she struck. Her bottom was ripped wide open, her engine room flooding in less than one hour and she proved impossible to save.' (2)(3)
Year Built: 1890 (2)(3) Builder: Palmer and Co. Ltd. (2)(3) Where Built: Newcastle upon Tyne (2)(3) Engine HP: 253 (2)(3) Boilers: 2 (2)(3) Propulsion: Screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine. (2)(3) Owner: J T Lunn and Co. (2)(3) Northumbrian Shipping Corporation Ltd (7) Master: F W Mitchell (2)(3) Crew: 24 (2)(3) Passengers: 2 (2)(3)
Ownership history: 1890: HAREWOOD. Wm Wright. London 1894: HAREWOOD. L Wright & Co. London 1898: MYRTLEDENE. Dene SS Co Ltd. Newcastle 1904: MYRTLEDENE. JT Lunn & Co. Newcastle 1911: MYRTLEDENE. Northumbrian Shipping Corp Ltd (7)
Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss
Additional sources: DCC.26.03.1912(R) BOT.Wk. Rtn.1912 Appx C, Table 1, P. 100 LR.1907-8 No.1476(M) Weymouth Library photo.L910.4.MY1-3, neg.no.35/33
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