Vessel Loss

Memorial: M5012

Avalanche Memorial Church at Southwell, Dorset, which commemorates the loss of clipper ‘Avalanche’ off Portland Bill in 1877

Location

Avalanche Road Church, Southwell, Dorset, England

Details

Type: Church
Vessel: Avalanche

Extra

Notes: Clipper 'Avalanche' sank after collision with 'Forrest' off Portland Bill 11/9/1877. Church built by public subscription and memorials include plaques and stained glass windows.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 116.
Recorder: David Saunders 1991

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters