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HER Number:MDV58187
Name:Wreck of the Supreme Sagesse off Bideford Harbour

Summary

Site of the wreck of the Supreme Sagesse, a French merchant brig which was sailing from Newport to Sierra Leone carrying coal and foundered off Bideford Harbour in 1852.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 433 337
Map Sheet:SS43SW
Admin AreaDevon
Ecclesiastical ParishOFFSHORE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SW/5/9

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WRECK (Wrecked, XIX - 1852 AD to 1852 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9924.

Nmr=ss43sw19.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9925.

Des=admiralty chart/1123 26-12-80.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9926.

Des=admiralty chart/1160f 20-09-74.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9927.

Des=admiralty chart/1164b 20-09-74.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9928.

Des=admiralty chart/1179 02-03-79.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9929.

Des=admiralty chart/2675 18-08-78.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9930.

Des=lloyd's list/(16/10/1812)4711.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV9931.

Larn, r. /devon shipwrecks/(1974)195(map);266.

National Monuments Record, Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV1181.

Supreme sagesse. French merchant brig foundered off bideford harbour 1852. Registered marseille. Newport to sierrra leone in coal. Master: abrie. Owner and 5 of 8 crew lost. Captain + boy saved (nmr).

Larn, R., 1974, Devon Shipwrecks (Monograph). SDV741.

Nb: nmr give ngr ss45322482. Larn records 'supreme largesse', brig, lost 16/12/1852, bideford. His map shows 'supreme sagesse' (larn).

Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 324 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1181National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. National Monuments Record.
SDV339712Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 324.
SDV741Monograph: Larn, R.. 1974. Devon Shipwrecks. Devon Shipwrecks. Digital + hardback.
SDV9924Migrated Record:
SDV9925Migrated Record:
SDV9926Migrated Record:
SDV9927Migrated Record:
SDV9928Migrated Record:
SDV9929Migrated Record:
SDV9930Migrated Record:
SDV9931Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 15 2023 6:03PM