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Summary

Two of several Second World War military mooring points at Brixham Harbour are visible as structures on aerial photographs between 1946 and 1950. They are likely to have been removed or collapsed 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 5215-5216 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352767.

Three platforms are visible, although incomplete, and the other six are visible only as upright posts.

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/58/554, RAF/58/554 V 5008-5009 14-AUG-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354447.

The central parts of the structure have collapsed.

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 two structures on aerial photographs between 1946 and 1950. It was constructed after April 1942 and comprised two sections aligned perpendicular to the slipway. Both of the structures terminated in two larger platforms linked to two or three smaller platforms closer to shore, covering a maximum length of 100 and 110 metres respectively. It is interpreted as a temporary Second World War structure to accommodate military vessels involved in the conflict. It appears to have been intact in 1946, but by 1948 only three platforms remained, with upright posts indicating the location of the others, in groups of 2 x 3 and 3 x 3 posts. Some of the posts were listing by this date, and the remaining structure is likely to have been removed or collapsed 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 features: #64860 ; #64861 ]
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.
	Linked documents:1
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 5215-5216 11-MAR-1948.
SDV354447	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/58/554. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/554 V 5008-5009 14-AUG-1950.

Associated Monuments

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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