Maritime record TR 01 NE 169 - Gwendoline
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 07633 16559 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TR01NE |
County | KENT |
District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
Civil Parish | LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
14-JUN-1929 Position east 1.5 miles SW of Dungeness Point half
submerged at high water and dry at low water mast and funnel showing
about 8ft.
12-Nov-1930 position 50 54 38N 000 57 14E, 255.5 Deg 7 cables from
Dungeness height.
09-APR-1975 Not found during normal search, general sea bed depth 4m (1).
The remains of the possibly post-medieval vessel are centred at TR 0726 1657, and extend across an area measuring approximately 76m east to west along the seafront, and a maximum of 12m north to south. The location is just to the south of what is now the western end of the Power Station site at Dungeness. The wreck is particularly clearly visible on oblique aerial photographs of 1941. By the time of the vertical aerial photograph of 1973, the remains of the vessel were no longer visible (2-4).
<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index, Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.
<2> 1941, Oblique aerial photograph reference number (Photograph). SKE56311.
<3> 1941, Oblique aerial photograph reference number (Photograph). SKE56312.
<4> 1973, Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Photograph). SKE56313.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE6339 Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index. Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a.
- <2> SKE56311 Photograph: 1941. Oblique aerial photograph reference number.
- <3> SKE56312 Photograph: 1941. Oblique aerial photograph reference number.
- <4> SKE56313 Photograph: 1973. Vertical aerial photograph reference number.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 22 2024 1:35PM