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HER Number:MDV57813
Name:Wreck of the Poitieros off Hartland Point

Summary

Site of the wreck of the Poitieros, a French steel screw steamer, which was torpedoed 4 miles south-east of Hartland Point 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: SS22NW79
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22NW/36/29

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

National Monuments Record, SS22NW79 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343560.

The Poitieros, a French Steel Screw Steamer torpedoed 4 miles south-east of Hartland Point in 1918. Registered at Nantes. Built in 1917 by Superior SB Co at W Superior. Triple 3 cylinder, 274 horsepower, 2 x SB (built by Detroit Sb Co., USA). Owner, Cie Francaise de Chemins. Master, D. Fitzpatrick. Departed from St. Nazaire.


Lloyd's of London, 1914 - 1918, Lloyd's Confidential War Loss Record, 213 (Un-published). SDV343557.


Lloyd's of London, 1917 - 1918, Untitled Source, No 697(P) (Article in Monograph). SDV343566.


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


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


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


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


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


United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1980, 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. 417 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

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. 417.
SDV343557Un-published: Lloyd's of London. 1914 - 1918. Lloyd's Confidential War Loss Record. Lloyd's Confidential War Loss Record. Manuscript. 213.
SDV343560National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. SS22NW79. National Monuments Record Index. Unknown.
SDV343566Article in Monograph: Lloyd's of London. 1917 - 1918. Lloyd's Register. Microfiche. No 697(P).
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. 1123. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV767Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1973. 1156. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV769Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1974. 1164b. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV770Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. 1178. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV771Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. 1179. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV772Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1978. 2675. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 25 2015 9:33AM

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