Maritime record MWX5113 - Landing Craft 'B ii'

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Summary

A Royal Navy landing craft that sank 4 miles off Weymouth Pier sometime between 1940 and 1944.

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A Royal Navy landing craft that sank 4 miles off Weymouth Pier between 1940 and 1944, a war grave, lying on sandy gravel. May be identical with Landing Craft B i and D. (1) One of a group of landing craft records within an area 200m x 200m. May all refer to same wreck. Landing craft (British) pref ref 0931, Landing craft ‘Bi’ pref ref 1215, Landing craft ‘D’ pref ref 1218 Position 50 35 38 N 2 20 24 W taken from (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 122.
  • <2> 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.

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Location

Grid reference SY 76010 77185 (point) Approximate
Map sheet SY77NE

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1216

Record last edited

Dec 13 2007 10:43AM

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