Maritime record TR 75 NW 6 - WESTERN FARMER

Summary

Partial remains of the 1952 wreck of an America cargo steamer which broke in two following a collision while carrying a cargo of coal. Her bow section foundered just over 24 miles ENE of the Goodwin Sands, just 700m east of the St Dungeness lighthouse, after a collision with the Scottish FALSPAR. She was built of steel as a Libery Ship in the USA in 1943.

Location

Grid reference TR 7385 5766 (point)
Map sheet TR75NW
County KENT

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Record last edited

Aug 17 2011 10:02AM