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Torbay Ii

Hob Uid: 901812
Location :
Kent
Dover
Grid Ref : TR3087238303
Summary : Remains of the 1940 wreck of a British drifter, sunk in an air attack off Dover while on Admiralty Service as an auxiliary patrol boat. She was a steel-hulled steamer.
More information : Wreck site and archaeological remains:

Vertical Datum: LAT (1)

14-NOV-1961 Depth 62 in general depth 77ft. Possibly a rock.
(1)

08-NOV-1977 Location in 51 05 49N, 001 17 52E, depth 0.9 m in a general depth 25m, height 4m. Small wreck lying 100/280degs, length 25m. (1)

A hand pump, a light, and 4 shell cases recovered from this wreck, position 51 05.49N 001 17.52E. (Droit A/1775). (4)

A Very pistol was recovered from this wreck site, position 51 05.49N 001 17.52E. (Droit A/492) (4)

24-SEP-1996: Examined in 510551.6N, 011746.8E [WGD] using DGPS. The wreck swept clear at 21.6m, foul at 21.9m. The least echosounder depth was 21.5m in a general depth of 24m. No scour. Side scan sonar height 2.5m. Length 35m. Width 8m. The wreck is orientated 090/270 degrees. It is in one piece, with no debris. A large magnetic anomaly. The wreck lies in an area of sandwaves with a general height of 3m, and orientated 160/340 degrees.

2010: Located in 5105.866N, 0117.766E [WGD] using DGPS. The least multibeam depth was 21.53m. Length 31m. Width 9m. Height 2m. The wreck is intact, lying with a list to port. It is orientated 090/270 degrees, with the bows to the east. It is probably collapsed. (7)(8)

Charted by the UKHO as 'HMS TORBAY II (PROBABLY)' in 51 05.866N, 001 17.766E (WGS84). (7)(8)

A shell case securing clip from an ammunition box, a telegraph, and part of a ship's telegraph chainwork and pulley system, recovered from the wreck of HMS TORBAY in the Dover Strait. (Droit 196/01) (9)


Wreck event and documentary evidence:

Hired drifter 1915 - 1919, and as an auxiliary patrol boat NOV-1939, sunk in an air attack off Dover 01-NOV-1940. (2)

A drifter hired during WW 1 as the TORBAY, between 1915-19 and again in November 1939 as TORBAY II as an armed auxiliary patrol vessel, sunk during an air raid by German aircraft. (3)(5)

Sunk by bombs from German aircraft on 01-NOV-1940, this steam drifter now lies at 51 05.49N, 01 17.52E, 4 metres proud of the seabed. (6)

Year Built: 1910 (3)(5)
Boilers: 1 (3)(5)
Propulsion: Screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine (3)(5)
Armament: 1 x 3pdr gun (3)(5)
Owner: Royal Navy (3)(5)

Date of loss qualifier: Actual date of loss

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
BVLS.1939-45 p9
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Early 20th Century
Display Date : Early 20th Century
Monument End Date : 1910
Monument Start Date : 1910
Monument Type : Fishing Vessel, Drifter
Evidence : Documentary Evidence
Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : Second World War
Monument End Date : 1940
Monument Start Date : 1940
Monument Type : Patrol Boat, Drifter, Admiralty Vessel
Evidence : Documentary Evidence, Find, Vessel Structure
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : Hydrographic Office Number
External Cross Reference Number : 12302156
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 1406 16-05-69
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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 1610 18-02-77
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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 2449 22-08-86
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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 2451 08-02-91
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External Cross Reference Source : Droit Number
External Cross Reference Number : A/1775
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External Cross Reference Source : Droit Number
External Cross Reference Number : A/0492
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External Cross Reference Source : Hydrographic Office Number
External Cross Reference Number : 13593
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External Cross Reference Source : Droit Number
External Cross Reference Number : 196/01
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TR 33 NW 45
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