Maritime record TQ 87 SW 26 - Five unidentified craft, Damhead Creek

Summary

The remains of five unidentified craft on Slede Creek. Three vessels can be identified on aerial photographs in this vicinity and this group may include these wrecks. These are recorded separately in NMR 1538476, 1538478 and 1538495 as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. Status: Site

Location

Grid reference TQ 82695 72690 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ87SW
Civil Parish HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Vertical Datum: LAT 23-FEB-1982 Stranded wreck, lying NNE/SSW, in 51 25 22.7N 000 37 42.6E. 12-MAR-1991 Shown as five stranded wrecks centred on 51 25 23.7N 000 37 41E on photoplot (1). Vessel visible over the surface of the mud, mostly buried by mud. Unable to get close access to the craft due to the mud (2) The remains of five unidentified craft on Slede Creek centred on TQ 8269 7269. Three vessels can be identified on aerial photographs in this vicinity and this group may include these wrecks. These are recorded separately in NMR 1538476, 1538478 and 1538495 as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.(2)

Historic England archive material: MD003097 Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project: TQ 87 SW Material still held by Aerial Survey.


<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index, Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index. Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year Two (Ref: 56751) (EWX8626)

Record last edited

Jul 19 2024 4:29PM