A possible modern wreck site, which may date from the Second World War, is visible as a submerged structure on aerial photographs taken in 1947 adjacent to Sterte Esplanade.
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A possible modern wreck site, which may date from the Second World War, is visible as a submerged structure on aerial photographs taken in 1947 adjacent to Sterte Esplanade. (1-2) The wreck measures approximately 10m in length and approximately 3m in width. The site is not visible on modern maps or the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project. (3) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).
Sources/Archives (3)
<1> SDO12915
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 PART IV 2041.
<2> SDO12914
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 26-NOV-1948. RAF/58/161 Part Four 5543-5.
<3> SDO12705
Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2009. Google Earth.
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Location
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Centred SZ 0113 9143 (9m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet
SZ09SW
Unitary Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 26 2013 1:00PM
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