Maritime record MWX5117 - Landing Craft 'F'
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Summary
A Royal Navy landing craft that sank off Portland Breakwater between 1940 to 1944
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
26-SEP-1955: Landing barge. Old wreck, least water 36ft, position 50 34.59N 002 25.35W or 250.5 deg. 2400 feet from Able Head light, eastern breakwater. (1)
Landing craft in 50 34.99N 002 25.59W, or 0.5 mile due west of the east ship channel entrance to Portland Harbour, in 15m depth. Small, intact, landing craft, on a silty, shell-covered, seabed environment. (2)
A Royal Navy landing craft that sank off Portland Breakwater between 1940 and 1944. Lying on silt. (4) Position 50 34.99 N 2 25.59 W taken from (2)
Probably the same as Landing Craft G.
NB: A number of pontoons, landing craft, bombardon units, etc. are known to lie around the vicinity of Portland, lost during or in the aftermath of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, and in the context of the description of the vessel, it would seem reasonable to assume that this wreck site represents another one of these; the date of loss has therefore been recorded as 1944. See, for comparison, SY 78 SW 65 to 67 inclusive. (5)
Date of Loss Qualifier: Approximate date of loss
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SWX4837 Index: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1992. Hydrographic Office wreck index.
- <2> SWX1 Monograph: Hinchcliffe, J and V. 1999. Dive Dorset: a diver guide (3rd Edition). 3rd Edition. Wreck 135, page 108.
- <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> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 98.
- <5> SDO20515 Verbal communication: Cant, S. Oral: Serena Cant, compiler's comments. SC, 06-FEB-2007.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 832516.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 69900 76024 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1220
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NE 66
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 832516
Record last edited
Mar 26 2024 3:37PM