Maritime record TR 34 SW 931 - Wreck of Sigrid, Dover, Kent

Summary

1975 wreck of a Dutch 3-masted schooner which sank at the entrance to Dover Harbour, before being lifted and towed out of the way to her present position. She was a wooden sailing vessel with auxiliary engine. (location accurate to the nearest 100m based on available information)

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

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'Capsized offshore following engine failure and was taken in tow of the motor vessel TOVE LONGBORG to within a few yards of the entrance to Dover Harbour. here she was considered a navigational hazard and was lifted and moved to her present position on 24.11.1975. The wreck now lies in a general depth of 5m.' She had been charted by the UK Hydrographic Office as a dangerous wreck at 51°07'.701 N, 001°20'.930 E [WGS 84], but after a thorough echo-sounder search in 1994 nothing was found 'other than lobster/crab pot floats' and the wreck was considered to no longer exist. ,( 31.1.94) 'Bits of her are now to be found sticking out of the seabed.'


Kent County Council, 1987-, Kent County Council: holding record (Miscellaneous Material). SKE59004.

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  • --- Miscellaneous Material: Kent County Council. 1987-. Kent County Council: holding record.

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Record last edited

May 8 2026 11:12AM