Maritime record TR 34 SW 416 - Wreck of the SS Traquair

Summary

The SS Traquair was a Scottish Merchant Steamship or collier weighing 1067 tons built in Grangemouth in 1915. She escaped a U-Boat in July 1915 but was unlucky when she struck a mine laid by UC-6 on 12 Jan 1916. (location accurate to the nearest 100m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference TR 3326 4061 (point)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<1> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.

<2> Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology, 1993, Desk based study of the maritime archaeological potential in areas under proposal for the Dover & Folkeston (Unpublished document). SKE6801.

<3> Unknown, 2019, Canterbury Divers: Wreck Sites (Website). SKE52189.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1>XY Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a. [Mapped feature: #14022 Wreck site, ]
  • <2> Unpublished document: Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology. 1993. Desk based study of the maritime archaeological potential in areas under proposal for the Dover & Folkeston.
  • <3> Website: Unknown. 2019. Canterbury Divers: Wreck Sites.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 19 2019 3:41PM