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| HER Number: | MDV44756 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Green Ranger at Longpeak, Hartland |
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Summary
Site of the wreck of the Green Ranger, an Admiralty tanker blown ashore and wrecked at Longpeak in 1962.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 221 224 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22SW/50
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Wrecked, Mid 20th Century - 1962 AD to 1962 AD)
Full description
Larn, R., 1974, Devon Shipwrecks, 158, 186 (Monograph). SDV741.
Fleet auxiliary tanker. Blown ashore half a mile S of Longpeak. Other details: Photograph.
Behenna, J., 1974, Westcountry Shipwrecks, 98 (Monograph). SDV8127.
"Green Ranger". Admiralty tanker. Built 1942, 340ft long, 48ft beam, 3,313 tons.
Under tow from Plymouth to Cardiff when caught in a gale on 17/11/1962 and blown ashore at Longpeak, where she broke her back. Other details: Photograph.
Hartland Quay Museum, 1981, The Hartland Quay Museum (Leaflet). SDV8168.
Boilers + engine visible at low water on N side of Gunpath Reef.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 271 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Green Ranger. Admiralty tanker. Built 1942. 340ft long, 48ft beam, 3313 tons. Under tow from Plymouth to Cardiff, 17th November 1962, when caught in a gale and blown ashore at Longpeak, where she broke her back. Part visible at low water on the north side of Gunpath Reef.
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. 271. |
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| SDV741 | Monograph: Larn, R.. 1974. Devon Shipwrecks. Devon Shipwrecks. Digital + hardback. 158, 186. |
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| SDV8127 | Monograph: Behenna, J.. 1974. Westcountry Shipwrecks. Westcountry Shipwrecks. Unknown. 98. |
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| SDV8168 | Leaflet: Hartland Quay Museum. 1981. The Hartland Quay Museum. The Hartland Quay Museum Guides. Leaflet. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 23 2026 3:40PM |
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