Maritime record TR 23 SE 32 - HMS Carlton

Summary

REMAINS OF BRITISH STEAM TUG, 1916

Location

Grid reference TR 28648 32201 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR23SE
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Vertical Datum: LAT Mined. (2) 08-NOV-1961 Depth 74ft in 80 to 85 ft. 19-OCT-1977 in 51 02 35N, 001 15 44E Depth 21.9m in general depth 27.5m, no scour, height 6.8m, length 57m, lying 055/235 deg. Intact and probably nearly upright (Charted as wreck 20.5m) 16-AUG-1982 Identified as steam tug, built in 1907, lying upright with cabin intact, but wheelhouse missing. Stern intact, but large section of bow missing, height above seabed approximately 6 m. Identified as wreck of steam tug HMS CARLTON by builders plate.

Construction: 1 x deck; machinery by C. D. Holmes & Co., Hull; q.deck 69ft.; f.castle 21ft. Year Built: 1907 Builder: Cochrane & Sons Engine HP: 69 Boilers: 1 Owner: T. C.& F. Moss Master: Johnson. W Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index. LCWLR 1914-18 p35; Lloyds Register 1915-16 No.410(C)


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

Sources/Archives (1)

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

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Record last edited

Jan 8 2001 12:00AM