Maritime record MWX2256 - ML1060
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Summary
Royal Navy launch, 1944
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Motor Launch renamed Harbour Defence Motor Launch in 1944. (2) Suffered severe damage and foundered due to an ammunition explosion. (1)(3) Propulsion: Screw driven x 2, oil engine Owner: Royal Navy Date of Loss Qualifier: A
The building date for this vessel is an estimate based on an average age at wrecking of twenty years. This average is derived from those vessels wrecked on the Dorset coast whose age at wrecking is known.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX4848 Monograph: Ships of the Royal Navy (Vol 2). Vol 2. p150.
- <3> 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.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 900839.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SZ 00470 88440 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ08NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0676
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 NW 88
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 900839
Record last edited
Sep 15 2023 3:37PM