Maritime record MDO20104 - New Dawn

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Minesweeper

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Steam Drifter hired by the admiralty as a mine sweeper. Destroyed by mine whilst clearing a minefield laid by UC 17 Position 50 36.54 N 1 36.36 W taken from (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 2 : Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex, Kent (Mainland), Kent (Downs), Goodwin Sands, Thames Section 2, Isle of Wight (BB).
  • <2> Monograph: Wendes, D. 2006. South Coast Shipwrecks off East Dorset & Wight 1870 - 1979.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 27950 78850 (point)
Map sheet SZ27NE

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1729

Record last edited

Jan 18 2024 4:56PM

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