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| HER Number: | MDV57942 |
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| Name: | Leonard Pearce Wreck, Mortehoe |
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Summary
Leonard Pearce. British cargo vessel foundered 9 miles off bull point after collision with ss queen adelaide en route from barry, wales to london, with cargo of coal.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 45 46 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS44NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Mortehoe |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORTEHOE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS44NE/10/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
SMR, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV3670.
Nb: nmr give ngr ss3821 (smr).
NORTH OF LUNDY, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79877.
Leonard pearce. British cargo vessel foundered 9 miles off bull point (north of lundy), 1940.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79881.
Nmr=ss35nw1.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79882.
Des=admiralty chart/1121 05-12-80.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79883.
Des=admiralty chart/1123 26-12-80.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79884.
Des=admiralty chart/1164b 20-09-74.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79885.
Des=admiralty chart/1179 02-03-79.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79886.
Des=admiralty chart/1165 13-08-76.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79887.
Des=hydrographic office/ 011900775.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79888.
Larn, r. /devon shipwrecks/(1974)259.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79889.
Larn, r. + b. /united kingdom shipwreck index.
LARN, 1974, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8891.
Sunk 11/1/1940 off lundy (larn, 1974).
National Monuments Record, Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV1181.
British collier sank after a collision with ss queen adelaide en route from barry, wales to london, england, with a cargo of coal. She sank 9 miles from bull point and lies 11m proud in 46m, the hull is virtually intact but the superstructure is broken.07-jul-1977 least depth 42m in 46m, hull appears intact with a little superstructure remaining (nmr).
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 1262 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Leonard pearce. British cargo vessel foundered 9 miles off bull point after collision with ss queen adelaide en route from barry, wales to london, with cargo of coal. In 1977 hull intact but little of superstructure.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1181 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. National Monuments Record. |
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| 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. 1262. |
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| SDV3670 | Migrated Record: SMR. |
| SDV79877 | Migrated Record: NORTH OF LUNDY. |
| SDV79881 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV79882 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV79883 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV79884 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV79885 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV79886 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV79887 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV79888 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV79889 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8891 | Migrated Record: LARN, 1974. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 17 2016 8:56AM |
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