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HER Number:MDV57939
Name:Wreck of the Ceres off Baggy Point

Summary

Site of the wreck of the Ceres which sank off Baggy Point in 1936.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 41 40
Map Sheet:SS44SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishGeorgeham
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishNORTHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS44SW/42

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WRECK (Wrecked, XX - 1936 AD to 1936 AD)

Full description

National Monuments Record, Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV1181.

Ceres. Ketch foundered barnstaple bay, 1936registered bude. Two crew rescued by appledore rnli (nmr).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14947.

Nmr=ss33nw26.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14948.

Des=admiralty chart/1123 26-12-80.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14949.

Des=admiralty chart/1164b 20-09-74.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14950.

Des=admiralty chart/1179 02-03-79.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14951.

Des=admiralty chart/2675 18-08-78.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14952.

Larn, r. /devon shipwrecks/(1974)208.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14953.

Larn, r. + b. /united kingdom shipwreck index/(1996).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14954.

Des=notes/d/69a/(cited by nmr with no further reference).


SMR, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV3670.

Nb: nmr give ngr ss3821 (smr).


LARN, 1974, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8891.

Motorised sailing ketch ceres, the oldest vessel registered at lloyds. She had been built at salcombe in 1811, 4 years before the battle of waterloo, and had served as a munitions carrier throughout the napoleonic wars. On 25/11/1936, on passage from swansea to her home port of bude, where she was owned by messrs petherick & sons, with a cargo of slag and crew of 2, she sprang a leak off baggy point and sank 500 yds from the point, leaving her topmasts showing until going to pieces soon afterwards (larn, 1974).


Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 527 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1181National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. National Monuments Record.
SDV14947Migrated Record:
SDV14948Migrated Record:
SDV14949Migrated Record:
SDV14950Migrated Record:
SDV14951Migrated Record:
SDV14952Migrated Record:
SDV14953Migrated Record:
SDV14954Migrated Record:
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. 527.
SDV3670Migrated Record: SMR.
SDV8891Migrated Record: LARN, 1974.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 11 2015 9:47AM

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