Maritime record MWX2552 - Scaldis
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Summary
The Scaldis was an 80ft MFV that sunk in 1974 after snagging her trawl on a World War Two German aircraft.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
One porthole recovered from the wreck of the Scaldis, located in Lyme Bay. (1) The Scaldis was an 80ft MFV that sunk in 1974 after snagging her trawl on a WWII German Aircraft. (2)
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.
Position 50 34.27N 2 38.34W taken from (4)
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX280 Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/0614.
- <2> SWX1 Monograph: Hinchcliffe, J and V. 1999. Dive Dorset: a diver guide (3rd Edition). 3rd Edition. Wreck 67, p62.
- <3> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 88.
- <4> 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.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1521302.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 54845 74799 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY57SW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0516
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 57 SE 2
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1521302
Record last edited
Sep 19 2023 4:22PM