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HER Number:MDV57621
Name:Wreck of the Senagambie off Hartland

Summary

Site of wreck of the French Steamer Senagambie. Sunk six miles north of Hartland in 1918.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 22 27
Map Sheet:SS22NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishUnknown
Civil ParishHartland
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHARTLAND
Ecclesiastical ParishOFFSHORE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SS22NW78
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22NW/36/28

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WRECK (Sunk, World War I - 1918 AD to 1918 AD)

Full description

National Monuments Record, SS22NW78 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV339920.

French merchant screw steamer Senagambie, wrecked about 6 miles north of Hartland, 1918, following collision with SS Senator. Steel hull built by De la Brosse and Fouche, Nantes, 1902. Registered Bordeaux. Construction: 2 decks; triple expansion, 3 cylinders, 133 hp. On Passage from St. Nazaire to Cardiff in coal. Owner Nouvelle Soc Commerciale Africaine. Master: Guibert.

Lloyd's of London, 1915 - 1916, Untitled Source, 965(S) (Article in Monograph). SDV339919.

HMSO, 1919, British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-1918, 38 (Monograph). SDV343552.

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. 44 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Senagambie. French merchant screw steamer, wrecked about 6 miles north of Hartland in 1918, following a collision with the SS Senator. Steel. Built by de la Brosse & Fouche, Nantes in 1902. Registered at Bordeaux.

Sources / Further Reading

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. 44.
SDV339919Article in Monograph: Lloyd's of London. 1915 - 1916. Lloyd's Register. Microfiche. 965(S).
SDV339920National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. SS22NW78. National Monuments Record Index. Unknown.
SDV343552Monograph: HMSO. 1919. British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-1918. British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-1918. Unknown. 38.
SDV763Monograph: 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.
SDV766Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1980. Admiralty Chart 1123. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV767Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1973. 1156. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV769Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1974. Admiralty Chart 1164b. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV770Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. 1178. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV771Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. Admiralty Chart 1179. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV772Cartographic: 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:Aug 10 2023 6:59PM

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