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Maritime record TQ 97 SE 1310 - Remains of a steel-hulled barge of probable 20th century date

Summary

Remains of a steel-hulled barge of probable 20th century date, 19m long by 5m wide, first recorded in 1972 as part of the landward group of five wrecks in a chain which appear to have been deliberately abandoned east of Minster. Located between Royal Oak Point and Paddy's Point, in the inter-tidal zone, this wreck is the second in the chain reading south-north, and lies with her bows to the SE, touching the aft part of the southernmost (landmost) wreck (1530886). Status: Site

Location

Grid reference	TQ 9685 7345 (point)
Map sheet	TQ97SE
County	KENT
District	SWALE, KENT
Civil Parish	MINSTER-ON-SEA, SWALE, KENT

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Vertical Datum: LAT (1)(2)

Recorded as a line of obstructions lying north-south, length 280m.

15-FEB-1972: Obstructions running parallel to line on chart from 51 25.31N 000 49.53E, consisting mainly of 11 steel lighters about 80ft long by 25ft wide, out to 900ft offshore. (1)

10-NOV-1982: Shown as line of obstructions centred on 51 25.31N 000 49.53E. (1)(2)

The second (reading south-north) of the landward and principal group of five wrecks at the southern end of the chain and measured as 19m long and 5m wide. Seen to lie in the inter-tidal zone, centred on approximately TQ 96853 73450. NB: Only 10 wrecks visible in this view. (3)

Photograph taken from inside this barge confirms that she is steel-hulled with rivets still visible. (4)

<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.

<2> United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) wreck report (Index). SKE55741.

<3> Peter Higginbotham, 2000, The Workhouse (Website). SKE56079.

<4> 2011, Examination of DP114342, 20-JAN-2011 (Verbal communication). SKE58833.

Sources/Archives (4)

<1> SKE6339 Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index.
<2> SKE55741 Index: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) wreck report.
<3> SKE56079 Website: Peter Higginbotham. 2000. The Workhouse.
<4> SKE58833 Verbal communication: 2011. Examination of DP114342, 20-JAN-2011.