NPRN240814
Map ReferenceST06SE
Grid ReferenceST0550662885
Unitary (Local) AuthorityMaritime
Old CountyMaritime
CommunityMaritime
Type Of SiteWRECK
PeriodModern
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Description
It is likely that only small pieces of wreckage remain and that these are now mostly buried.

Event and Historical Information:
A wreck was reported at 51 21 24N, 03 21 26W, in August 1940. It was investigated by HMS SEAGULL in November 1949 and a buoy was installed by Trinity House in January 1950. Dispersal operations were carried out in July-August 1851 and the buoy was withdrawn in December of that year. The wreck could not be relocated by HMS WOODLARK in March 1981.

Sources include:
UK Hydrographic Office Wrecks and Obstructions Database. ? Crown Copyright and database rights. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office and the UK Hydrographic Office (www.ukho.gov.uk).

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, February 2009.