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HER Number:MDV58200
Name:Wreck of the Comet on Bideford Bar

Summary

Site of the wreck of the Comet which was stranded on Bideford Bar in 1913.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 433 337
Map Sheet:SS43SW
Admin AreaDevon
Ecclesiastical ParishOFFSHORE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SW/5/19

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WRECK (Wrecked, Early 20th Century - 1913 AD to 1913 AD)

Full description

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

Comet. Merchant ketch stranded bideford bar, 1913. Wooden vessel, built 1858, registered wigtown. Lydney to barnstable in coal. Crew: 2 (nmr).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV13709.

Nmr=ss43sw42.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV13710.

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

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV13711.

Des=admiralty chart/1160f 20-09-74.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV13712.

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

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV13713.

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

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV13714.

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

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV13715.

Larn, r. + b. /shipwreck index of great britain/(1995).

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

Nb: nmr give ngr ss45322482. Struck submerged wreckage 2 miles s of the bell buoy on 21/4/1908. Put ashore in vain attempt to save her (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. 465 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1181National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. National Monuments Record.
SDV13709Migrated Record:
SDV13710Migrated Record:
SDV13711Migrated Record:
SDV13712Migrated Record:
SDV13713Migrated Record:
SDV13714Migrated Record:
SDV13715Migrated 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. 465.
SDV8891Migrated Record: LARN, 1974.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 15 2023 6:02PM

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