Maritime record MWX1706 - Valdes

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English cargo vessel, 1917

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Torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-84. Eleven men were killed. The captain was amongst the survivors. (2) Built: 1914 Builder: Craig Taylor andamp; Co. Where Built: Stockton-upon-Tees Propulsion: screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine Horsepower: 232 Boilers: 2 Owner: Avetoros andamp; Co. Ltd. Master: L S Scott Crew Lost: 11 Construction: 1 deck; machinery by N E Marine Eng. Co., Sunderland Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: LR 1916 17 No 22 (V) Gross tonnage Position 50 23.68N 2 24.42W taken from (9)

Sources/Archives (10)

  • <1> Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
  • <2> Monograph: Hocking, Charles. 1990. Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam. p730.
  • <3> Index: 1990. Lloyds war losses, The First World War: Casualties to shipping through enemy causes 1914-1918. p95.
  • <4> Monograph: 1988. British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-18 and 1939-45. p33.
  • <5> Monograph: Larn, R, and Larn, B. 1995. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 6, Dorset (AJ) Vol 1.
  • <6> Monograph: Tennant, A J. 1990. British Merchant Ships Sunk by U boats in the 1914-1918 War. p240.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/2199.
  • <8> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 128.
  • <9> Monograph: Hinchcliffe, J and V. 1999. Dive Dorset: a diver guide (3rd Edition). 3rd Edition. 152 (p117).
  • <10> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1148451.

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Location

Grid reference SY 7125 5505 (point)
Map sheet SY75NW

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0582
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 134
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1148451

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Sep 14 2023 4:47PM

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