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| HER Number: | MDV57955 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Elsa Kuehlke off Rocks Nose, Bideford |
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Summary
Site of the wreck of the Elsa Kuehlke, a German cargo vessel stranded 1 mile west off Rocks Nose in 1926, en route from Fremington to Copenhagen in china clay.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 41 29 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Abbotsham |
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| Civil Parish | Northam |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NW/202
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Wrecked, XX - 1926 AD to 1926 AD)
Full description
National Monuments Record, Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV1181.
Elsa kuehlke. German cargo vessel stranded 1 mile w off rocks nose, bideford, 1926. Fremington to copenhagen in china clay(nmr).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14713.
Nmr=ss42nw34 ref =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). SDV14714.
Larn, r. /devon shipwrecks/(1974)200.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14715.
Larn, r. + b. /united kingdom shipwreck index/(1996).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14716.
Des=l/cr/(1926)11 (6)/(cited by nmr with no further reference).
LARN, 1974, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8891.
Captain attempted to beach her, because of bad leak, but badly holed in attempt and became total loss. Hundreds of scavengers invaded the wreck, taking anything of value, and a west country newspaper reported, 'they 'behaved in a most disgraceful manner, pillaging all they could lay their hands on, even personal photographs'. Eventually someone set fire to the remains, but pieces still remain beneath the cliffs on the cornborough side of the beach (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. 514 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1181 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. National Monuments Record. |
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| SDV14713 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV14714 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV14715 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV14716 | Migrated Record: |
| 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. 514. |
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| SDV8891 | Migrated Record: LARN, 1974. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 11 2015 9:27AM |
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