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| HER Number: | MDV131092 |
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| Name: | Wrecks off Prawle Point |
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Summary
Many ships were sunk by German U-boats off Prawle Point between 1917 and 1918.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 772 344 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX73SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OFFSHORE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (World War I - 1917 AD to 1918 AD)
Full description
Devon Wildlife Enterprises and Freeline Graphics, 2010, Prawle Point's Place in History (Interpretation). SDV364433.
Photographs taken in July 2016 of display panels inside the former generator building at the Prawle Point lookout station. The panels include a map showing the locations of ships sunk by German U-boats off Prawle Point between 1917-1918.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV364433 | Interpretation: Devon Wildlife Enterprises and Freeline Graphics. 2010. Prawle Point's Place in History. Digital. [Mapped feature: #132239 Single generic point given but wrecks spread over wide area, some of which will have been accessioned as separate monuments., ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 4 2023 9:39AM |
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