Maritime record TR 11 SW 7 - Excellence Pleske
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 11881 14010 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TR11SW |
District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Vertical Datum: LAT Torpedoed while en route Bilbao to Middlesbrough, by German submarine UB57, with loss of 13 lives. Under requisition at time of loss and armed. 01-APR-1918 Located 400yds ESE Dungeness lightvessel, least depth 17 fathoms (va Dover). 02-MAR-1961 Another wreck or piece. 10-NOV-1976 Reported height 30ft in a general depth of 28m. 03-AUG-1977 in 50 53 10N ,001 00 46E . Depth 23.7m in a general depth 30-32m. Height 10.6m, length 78m, lying 020/200 deg. 19-AUG-1982 Dived on recently, bell recovered - name indistinct - either ABHONA or ABEONA. 23-AUG-1982 Name on bell is ABEONA, which was former name of EXCELLENCE PLESKE when built in 1886.
<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index, Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE6339 Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index. Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 5 1993 12:00AM