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| HER Number: | MDV57818 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Saint Georges off Hartland Point |
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Summary
Site of the wreck of the Saint Georges, a French merchant steamer torpedoed and sunk 15 miles south 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: SS22NW87
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22NW/36/35
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Wrecked, World War I - 1918 AD to 1918 AD)
Full description
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 013205213 (Unknown). SDV343573.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1973, 1156 (Cartographic). SDV767.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1974, 1164b (Cartographic). SDV769.
Larn, R., 1974, Devon Shipwrecks, 266 (Monograph). SDV741.
Lost 17th July 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. 420 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
National Monuments Record, 22/05/2013, 880802 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343572.
The 'Saint Georges', a French cargo vessel torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine 15 miles south of Hartland Point in 1918. A screw driven steel vessel built in 1891. 630 tons. Enroute from Penarth to Rouen with coal.
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. 420. |
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| SDV343572 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 22/05/2013. 880802. National Monuments Record Index. Website. |
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| SDV343573 | Unknown: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 013205213. Unknown. |
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| SDV741 | Monograph: Larn, R.. 1974. Devon Shipwrecks. Devon Shipwrecks. Hardback Volume. 266. |
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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 9:35AM |
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