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Summary

A hulk of modern date is visible as a wrecked structure on aerial photographs of 1942 onwards, along the western bank of the Exe Estuary.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HULK (Modern - 1751 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1942, RAF/16B/BR425/4, RAF/16B/BR425/4 V 04-05 13-FEB-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354993.

The former vessel is visible as a wrecked structure.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF 230/CAL/UK/5, NMR SX9687/11 RAF 30092/SO-230 15-AUG-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351455.

The former vessel is visible as a wrecked structure.

Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1579, RAF/540/1579 F21 037 01-APR-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354850.

The former vessel remains partly visible as a wrecked structure.

Royal Air Force, 1963, RAF/543/2332, RAF/543/2332 2F21 095-96 26-JUL-1963 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354847.

The hulk is no longer visible.

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

A hulk of modern date is visible as a wrecked structure on aerial photographs of 1942 onwards, along the western bank of the Exe Estuary. The partial hulk is northeast to southwest aligned, measures approximately 16m in length by 6m in width and is largely covered with mud. The hulk is no longer visible on aerial photographs of 1963, although elements of the wrecked structure may be preserved within the estuarine muds.

Sources / Further Reading

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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SDV351455	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF 230/CAL/UK/5. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SX9687/11 RAF 30092/SO-230 15-AUG-1947. [Mapped feature: #65029 ]
SDV354847	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1963. RAF/543/2332. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/543/2332 2F21 095-96 26-JUL-1963.
SDV354850	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1579. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1579 F21 037 01-APR-1955.
SDV354993	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/16B/BR425/4. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/16B/BR425/4 V 04-05 13-FEB-1942.

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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