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HER Number:MDV51976
Name:Wreck of the Mousse Le Moyec off Hartland Point

Summary

Site of the wreck of the Mousse Le Moyec, a merchant steamer which ran aground in December 1940.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 224 241
Map Sheet:SS22SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHartland
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHARTLAND

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22SW/56

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WRECK (Wrecked, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)

Full description

Hartland Quay Museum, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV5508.

'mousse le moyec'. Free french collier. In ballast, plymouth to cardiff. Ran aground december 1940. Site marked by 2 steel bars protruding vertically from reef running out from under st. Catherine's tor (hartland quay museum).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8378.

Des=hartland quay museum/(1981)/guide to the coast and shipwrecks. South from hartland quay/in pf.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8379.

Nmr=ss22nw82.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8380.

Larn, r. + b. /united kingdom shipwreck index/(1995).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8381.

Des=lcwl/(cited by nmr with no clarification).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8382.

Des=bvls/(cited by nmr with no clarification).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8383.

Des=avnl/(cited by nmr with no clarification_.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8384.

Des=l/cr/(1940)p.9(g)(cited by nmr with no clarification).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8385.

Des=lloyds register/()/no 30334.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8386.

Des=admiralty chart/1123 26-12-80.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8387.

Des=admiralty chart/1156 17-08-73.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8388.

Des=admiralty chart/1164b 20-09-74.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8389.

Des=admiralty chart/1178 14-12-79.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8390.

Des=admiralty chart/1179 02-03-79.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8391.

Des=admiralty chart/2675 18-08-78.


National Monuments Record, Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV1181.

Merchant steamer lost below hartland point. Steel built. Registered l'orient, flying british flag. Built in l'orient, 1921, by construction navale. Dr geared steam turbine built by bregnet, paris. Single deck. Owner: e. Marcesche & co (nmr).


Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 281 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1181National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. National Monuments Record.
SDV339712Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 281.
SDV5508Migrated Record: Hartland Quay Museum.
SDV8378Migrated Record:
SDV8379Migrated Record:
SDV8380Migrated Record:
SDV8381Migrated Record:
SDV8382Migrated Record:
SDV8383Migrated Record:
SDV8384Migrated Record:
SDV8385Migrated Record:
SDV8386Migrated Record:
SDV8387Migrated Record:
SDV8388Migrated Record:
SDV8389Migrated Record:
SDV8390Migrated Record:
SDV8391Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 13 2015 8:55AM