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HER Number:MDV57953
Name:Wreck of the Unity in Bideford Bay

Summary

Site of the wreck of the Unity, a steam trawler burnt in Bideford Bay in 1922.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 42 29
Map Sheet:SS42NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNortham
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishNORTHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NW/201

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WRECK (Wrecked, XX - 1922 AD to 1922 AD)

Full description

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

Unity. Steam trawler burnt bideford bay, 1922 (nmr).


NMR, CITING LLOYDS LIST, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14722.

27-may-1922 wreck of the trawler `unity' burnt in bideford bay now lying awash.500 yards from shore and is a danger to navigation (nmr, citing lloyds list).


NMR, UNATTRIB, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14723.

12-jun-1922 wreck has been dispersed to least depth 24ft at low water springs (nmr, unattrib).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14725.

Nmr=ss42nw32.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14726.

Admiralty chart/1179 02-03-79 ref =admiralty chart/2675 18-08-78 ref =admiralty chart/1123 26-12-80 ref =admiralty chart/1164b 20-09-74 ref =admiralty chart/1160f 20-09.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14727.

Des=hydrographic office/011900076.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14728.

Larn, r. /devon shipwrecks/(1974)200.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14729.

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


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14730.

Des=lloyd's list/(27/5/1922).


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

Foundered 500 yds offshore, -/5/1922, and had to be dispersed by explosives as it had become a navigational hazard (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. 515 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1181National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. National Monuments Record.
SDV14722Migrated Record: NMR, CITING LLOYDS LIST.
SDV14723Migrated Record: NMR, UNATTRIB.
SDV14725Migrated Record:
SDV14726Migrated Record:
SDV14727Migrated Record:
SDV14728Migrated Record:
SDV14729Migrated Record:
SDV14730Migrated 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. 515.
SDV8891Migrated Record: LARN, 1974.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 11 2015 9:30AM

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