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HER Number:MDV117231
Name:Wreck of the Three Brothers in Orcombe Bay, Exmouth

Summary

The Three Brothers was a British yawl which was stranded and lost in Orcombe Bay in 1900.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 013 797
Map Sheet:SY07NW
Admin AreaDevon
Ecclesiastical ParishOFFSHORE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WRECK (wrecked, XIX - 1900 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Wessex Archaeology, 2015, Dawlish Warren Beach Management Scheme, Devon. Marine Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment and Geophysical Survey, Appendix 4 (Report - Survey). SDV359838.

Three Brothers. British Yawl that stranded and was lost in Orcombe Bay, Exmouth, in 1900. The ship was built in 1885, and worked as a fishing vessel based in Exmouth.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359838Report - Survey: Wessex Archaeology. 2015. Dawlish Warren Beach Management Scheme, Devon. Marine Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment and Geophysical Survey. Wessex Archaeology. 109580.02. Digital. Appendix 4. [Mapped feature: #3552 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7114 - Marine Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment and Geophysical and Sonar Surveys

Date Last Edited:Aug 10 2023 6:49PM