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| HER Number: | MDV60460 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Benjamin on Exmouth Bar |
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Summary
The Benjamin, a merchant sailing vessel, was stranded and wrecked on Exmouth Bar in 1760.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 990 790 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX97NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dawlish |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OFFSHORE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY07NW/302/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Wrecked, XVIII - 1760 AD to 1760 AD)
Full description
IN UPTON PYNE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134421.
Benjamin. Merchant vessel stranded and wrecked on exmouth bar, 1760. Plymouth to topsham in cordage. Master: robert franks. Nmr give erroneous ngr sx899993 (in upton pyne) (nmr).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134422.
Nmr=sx97ne11.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134423.
Des=admiralty chart/1123 26-12-80.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134424.
Des=admiralty chart/2290b 02-02-79.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134425.
Des=admiralty chart/2454 06-05-77.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134426.
Des=admiralty chart/2656 28-05-82.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134427.
Des=admiralty chart/2675 18-08-78.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134428.
Des=admiralty chart/3315b 25-05-73.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134429.
Larn, r. + larn, b. /united kingdom shipwreck index/(199-).
Wessex Archaeology, 2015, Dawlish Warren Beach Management Scheme, Devon. Marine Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment and Geophysical Survey, Appendix 4 (Report - Survey). SDV359838.
The Benjamin. Merchant sailing vessel stranded and wrecked on Exmouth Bar in 1760. It had been enroute from Plymouth to Topsham carrying a cargo of cordage.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV134421 | Migrated Record: IN UPTON PYNE. |
| SDV134422 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV134423 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV134424 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV134425 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV134426 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV134427 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV134428 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV134429 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV359838 | Report - Survey: Wessex Archaeology. 2015. Dawlish Warren Beach Management Scheme, Devon. Marine Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment and Geophysical Survey. Wessex Archaeology. 109580.02. Digital. Appendix 4. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7114 - Marine Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment and Geophysical and Sonar Surveys
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 10 2023 6:47PM |
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