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| HER Number: | MDV57817 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Gregynog off Hartland Point |
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Summary
Site of the wreck of the Gregynog, an English merchant steamer torpedoed 16 miles south-west 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: SS22NW86
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22NW/36/34
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Wrecked, World War I - 1918 AD to 1918 AD)
Full description
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 013205249 (Unknown). SDV343571.
Lloyd's of London, 1917 - 1918, Untitled Source, No 785(G) (Article in Monograph). SDV343566.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1973, 1156 (Cartographic). SDV767.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1974, 1164b (Cartographic). SDV769.
Larn, R., 1974, Devon Shipwrecks, 181 (Monograph). SDV741.
Lost 18th April 1918.
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. 416 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
National Monuments Record, 22/05/2013, 1113194 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343570.
The 'Gregynog', an English cargo vessel. Torpedoed by submarine about 3 miles offshore, 16 miles south-west of Hartland Point in 1918. A steel vessel, built in 1899 by S.P. Austin and Son, Sunderland. Registered at Sunderland. The owners were Lambton and Hetton Collieries Ltd, part of Edward T. Nisbet, Newcastle upon Tyne. Two boilers, 194 horse power. Screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion. P Deck 27 feet, Q deck 74 feet, bridge 50 feet, forecastle 29 feet. Machinery by J. Dickinson, Sunderland. Armament 1x3 inch Ha. Crew of 22. It was torpedoed on the starboard side at 8.00am and sank within 5 minutes. Seventeen men escaped in a lifeboat whilst two others escaped on a liferaft. After the vessel sank the submarine, UB86, approached the boats and questioned the master as to her identity and cargo which was 2,400 tons of coal. The three killed were a fireman who died in the explosion, a gunner who drowned on leaving the ship and the boy who was on the raft with the master and the mater. They were later picked up by a French lugger and landed at Padstow. The ship is also said to have sunk 3 miles south-west of Hartland Point.
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. 416. |
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| SDV343566 | Article in Monograph: Lloyd's of London. 1917 - 1918. Lloyd's Register. Microfiche. No 785(G). |
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| SDV343570 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 22/05/2013. 1113194. National Monuments Record Index. Website. |
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| SDV343571 | Unknown: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 013205249. Unknown. |
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| SDV741 | Monograph: Larn, R.. 1974. Devon Shipwrecks. Devon Shipwrecks. Hardback Volume. 181. |
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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. 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. 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. 1179. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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| SDV772 | Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1978. 2675. Admiralty Chart. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 25 2015 9:34AM |
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