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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 97 NW 1008 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Old ships sunk with design to make new docks at Sheerness |
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Summary
Old ships sunk with design to make new docks at Sheerness
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9086 7521 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ97NW |
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| Parish: | SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SITE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WRECK (First mentioned 1725, Post Medieval - 1725 AD to 1830 AD?)
Full description
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Old ships sunk with a design to make new docks at Sheerness, marked on a chart of 1725. On a chart of 1728 they are shown in the same postion, but with addtionial hulks added.These may include the 'Medway Prize' a third rate sunk as a breakwater at Sheerness in 1712 (captured 1697).(1)(2)(3)
<1> English Heritage, 1997, English Heritage Book of Ships and Shipwrecks (Monograph). SWX11835.
<2> 1728, Sheerness (Chart). SWX7857.
<3>
John Potter, 1725, Plan of Sheerness at the mouth of the River Medway (Chart). SWX9273.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: English Heritage. 1997. English Heritage Book of Ships and Shipwrecks. |
| <2> | Chart: 1728. Sheerness. chart. |
| <3> | Chart:
John Potter. 1725. Plan of Sheerness at the mouth of the River Medway. |
