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Summary

One of several Second World War military mooring points at Brixham Harbour is visible as a structure on aerial photographs between 1946 and 1948. The remaining structure is likely to have been removed or fallen onto the seabed soon afterwards.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DOLPHIN (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF/AC39, RAF/AC39 V 74 29-APR-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352346.

No mooring points are visible in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 3207-3208 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.

A mooring point is visible as a structure.

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2488, RAF/CPE/UK/2488 5214-5215 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352767.

The bulk of the structure has gone, although the upright posts remain in place.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A mooring point known as a dolphin is visible as a structure on aerial photographs between 1946 and 1948. It was constructed after April 1942 and comprised four segments totalling circa 85 metres in length. It is interpreted as a Second World War temporary structure to accommodate military vessels involved in the conflict. It appears to be intact in 1946, but by 1948 only the uprights are visible, four to each platform, and some of these had started to list. The remaining structure is likely to have been removed or fallen onto the seabed soon afterwards.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV351061	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 3207-3208 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #64857 ]
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV352346	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/AC39. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/AC39 V 74 29-APR-1942.
SDV352767	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2488. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2488 5214-5215 11-MAR-1948.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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