Maritime record TR 23 NW 156 - Halcyon

Summary

ENGLISH MERCHANT STEAMSHIP, 1916

Location

Grid reference TR 2411 3612 (point) NLO
Map sheet TR23NW
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Struck a mine laid by the German submarine UC-6 off Dover and sank. Year Built: 1915 Builder: Ailsa SB Co Ltd. Engine HP: 299 Boilers: 2 Propulsion: Screw, 3 cylinder triple expansion Owner: General Steam Nav. Co., London Master: J Phillips Crew Lost: 0 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: BMS.1914-18 p104; BVLS.1914-18 p17; LR.1915-16 No.7(Supp)(H); LCWLR.1914-18 p39; MOD(N).Hyd.Wk.No.012302090

There seems to be some doubt about whether this ship sank off Dover or 3 miles south of Folkestone (2)


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

<2> Historic England, Pastscape: the website of the Historic England National Record of the Historic Environment (Website). SKE31906.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.
  • <2> Website: Historic England. Pastscape: the website of the Historic England National Record of the Historic Environment.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Nov 21 2016 5:34PM