Vertical Datum: LAT Caught fire 26-OCT-1926 when outward bound from Belgium, was taken in tow but line burnt through. She drifted ashore at Langdon steps next day and was broken up in situ. 17-DEC-1937 Dries at 7ft 19-APR-1978 in 51 07 52N 001 21 07E Dries 4.6m in a general depth 0.2m. 11-FEB-1988 stated to be remains of the FALCON, only bottom plates remained in 1963.

Description from record TR 34 SW 577:
The remains of a metal hulled ship, wrecked at the base of Langdon Hole. Name and date unknown (1)

Wreck of the SS Falcon [2], visible on aerial photography taken in 1978 [2] and located in Fan Bay, Dover. The wreck was located 20m from the high water mark and was orientated NWW by SEE. The remains were scattered, but not widely, within an area 60m x 20m. Next Perspective photography taken in 2007 [3] shows the wreck to be still visible and in the same location.

The Falcon was wrecked in 1926 after its cargo of hemp and matches caught fire [4].

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

<1> Nicola Bannister, 1999, Langdon Cliffs Survey (Unpublished document). SKE6595.