Maritime record MDO29496 - Modern/Second World War wreck, Wareham Channel, Poole

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Summary

A possible modern wreck site, which may date from the Second World War, is visible as a submerged structure on aerial photographs in Wareham Channel to the south west of Hamworthy.

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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 to the southwest of Hamworthy. (1) The wreck measures 10m in length and just approximately 4m in width. The site is visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project. (2) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 15-OCT-2010. CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2009.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2009. Google Earth.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9827 9042 (12m by 5m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY99SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Oct 16 2013 10:07AM

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