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| HER Number: | MDV57813 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Poitieros off Hartland Point |
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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 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Unknown |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OFFSHORE |
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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, 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. 417 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Poitieros. French steel screw steamer torpedoed 4 miles south-east of Hartland Point, 1918. Registered Nantes. Built 1917. Owner Cie Francaise de Chemins. Master D. Fitzpatrick. Departure St Nazaire.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. 417. |
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| SDV343557 | Un-published: Lloyd's of London. 1914 - 1918. Lloyd's Confidential War Loss Record. Lloyd's Confidential War Loss Record. Manuscript. 213. |
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| SDV343560 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. SS22NW79. National Monuments Record Index. Unknown. |
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| SDV343566 | Article in Monograph: Lloyd's of London. 1917 - 1918. Lloyd's Register. Microfiche. No 697(P). |
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| 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. |
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| SDV766 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1980. Admiralty Chart 1123. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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| SDV767 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1973. 1156. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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| SDV769 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1974. Admiralty Chart 1164b. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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| SDV770 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. 1178. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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| SDV771 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. Admiralty Chart 1179. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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| SDV772 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1978. Admiralty Chart 2675. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 13 2026 2:40PM |
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