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HER Number:	MDV57617
Name:	Wreck of the Electra off Hartland Point

Summary

Site of the wreck of the Electra, a British merchant screw steamer which was wrecked 6 to 7 miles west-north-west of Hartland Point 1916.

Location

Grid Reference:	SS 22 27
Map Sheet:	SS22NW
Admin Area	Devon
Civil Parish	Hartland
District	Torridge
Ecclesiastical Parish	HARTLAND

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

National Monuments Record: SS22NW48
Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22NW/36/24

Monument Type(s) and Dates

WRECK (Wrecked, World War I - 1916 AD to 1916 AD)

Full description

National Monuments Record, SS22NW48 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV339990.

British merchant screw steamer 'Electra'. Wrecked 6 to 7 miles west-north-west of Hartland Point in 1916, following collision with SS Margaret. Iron built by Readhead & Co, South Shields, 1876. Construction: 2 cylinder 20" 39" 30": 65 NHP, 1 x SB. Registered Liverpool. On Passage form Port talbot to Dieppe in coal. Master: Wood. Owner: Coombs. Crew: 12.

HMSO, 1919, British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-1918, 34 (Monograph). SDV343552.

Board of Trade, 1919, Untitled Source, 34 (Unknown). SDV3310.

WWI wreck abstract (1916)/part II.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1973, 1156 (Cartographic). SDV767.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1974, Admiralty Chart 1164b (Cartographic). SDV769.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1978, Admiralty Chart 2675 (Cartographic). SDV772.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1979, 1178 (Cartographic). SDV770.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1979, Admiralty Chart 1179 (Cartographic). SDV771.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1980, Admiralty Chart 1123 (Cartographic). SDV766.

Larn, R. + Larn, B., 1995, Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset (Monograph). SDV763.

Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 61 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Electra. British merchant screw steamer wrecked 6-7 miles west north-west of Hartland Point, 1916, following collision with SS Margaret. Iron built by Readhead & Co, South Shields, 1876.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV3310	Unknown: Board of Trade. 1919. Wreck Return. Unknown. 34.


SDV339712	Report - 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. 61.


SDV339990	National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. SS22NW48. National Monuments Record Index. Unknown.


SDV343552	Monograph: HMSO. 1919. British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-1918. British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-1918. Unknown. 34.


SDV763	Monograph: Larn, R. + Larn, B.. 1995. Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset. Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset. Hardback Volume.


SDV766	Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1980. Admiralty Chart 1123. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.


SDV767	Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1973. 1156. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.


SDV769	Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1974. Admiralty Chart 1164b. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.


SDV770	Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. 1178. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.


SDV771	Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. Admiralty Chart 1179. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.


SDV772	Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1978. Admiralty Chart 2675. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Date Last Edited:	Sep 1 2023 4:41PM

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