Maritime record MWX2151 - Start
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Summary
Remains of Norwegian cargo vessel, 1917
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
(1) Built: 1896 Builder: Scott and Sons Where Built: Bowling HP: 98 Boilers: 2 Propulsion: Screw driven 3 cylinder triple expansion engine Owner: Acties. Start Master: A Olsen Date of Loss Qualifier: A The START was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. 11-FEB-1969 Reported to be no more than a heap of scattered wreckage extending 300 yards from the present position. 12-MAY-1971 Sonar sweep; clear at 14 fathoms, foul at 15 fathoms. (1)
Survey History (1):
26-JUL-1987 Wreck thought possibly to be the START, reported in Decca red H 4.2/ purple G 50.6.
06-APR-1990 Substantial sized wreck located using Decca in 50 30.42N 002 06.30W. Has three huge boilers - bigger and more distinctive than normal. Could possibly be the WWI tanker CONCH.
Sank following a severe explosion which is believed to have been caused by the detonation of a mine. (2) Brass ships clock case reported from this site, 10 miles south of Anvil Point. (Droit A/384).(4) A ships bell, compass binnacle and steering boss recovered from this wreck, position 50 28.26N, 001 49.59W. (Droit A/592).(4) A porthole recovered from this wreck, position 50 28.27N 001 49.57W. (Droit A/4214).(4) Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
Position 50 28.29 N 1 49.63 W taken from (5)
gross tonnage
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SWX4837 Index: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1992. Hydrographic Office wreck index.
- <2> SWX4541 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.
- <3> SWX4751 Monograph: Von Munching, L. 1968. Merchant shipping losses of Allied, neutral and central powers during and shortly after World War I. p101.
- <3> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 34.
- <4> SWX4542 Index: 2001. Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Receiver of Wreck Amnesty.
- <5> SDO10496 Monograph: Wendes, D. 2006. South Coast Shipwrecks off East Dorset & Wight 1870 - 1979.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 1235 6355 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ16SW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0540
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 96 NE 1
Record last edited
Dec 21 2007 10:20AM