Maritime record MWX2514 - C60 (Himilaya)

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Summary

Passanger liner, troopship and coal hulk. Sunk by German bombers

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Items recovered from Hulk C60 (ex Himalaya): 1 x piece of coal | 1 x piece of teak decking | 1 x steel plate & riveted iron frame | 1 x iron double sheave block (1). The Himalaya was launched in 1853 and was later converted to a coaling hulk, before being bombed in 1940. (2) Position 50 34.70N 2 26.50W taken from (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/3186.
  • <2> Monograph: Hinchcliffe, J and V. 1999. Dive Dorset: a diver guide (3rd Edition). 3rd Edition. Wreck 131, p106-107.

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Location

Grid reference SY 68824 75494 (point)
Map sheet SY67NE

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0985

Record last edited

Sep 17 2008 9:39AM

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