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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 33 SW 25 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Anglia |
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Summary
REMAINS OF AUXILIARY BRITISH HOSPITAL VESSEL, 1915
Monument Types
- WRECK (Post Medieval to Modern - 1900 AD to 1915 AD)
| Protected Status: | Protected Military Remains (Protected): HMAS Anglia |
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Full description
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Vertical Datum: LAT Built 1900, was being used as an auxiliary hospital ship, bringing wounded from Boulogne to Dover. She was mined and sank about a mile east of Folkestone gate with large loss of life. Minefield had been laid by German submarine UC 5. (2) 06-SEP-1940 Depth 9 fathoms. 02-MAR-1961 Depth 62ft. 08-NOV-1961 Depth 55ft in general depth 76ft. scour 81ft. 24-OCT-1977 In 51 03 21N, 001 19 14E Depth 16.6 in general depth 25m, scour 25.6m, height 6.7m, length 158m, lying 160/340deg. 11-OCT-1978 In 510321.2N, 011912.6E. Depth 17.2 in general depth 24m, scour 1m, height 7.43m, length 103m, beam 12m approximately lying 167/347deg, bow north. 09-AUG-1983 Believed to be the Anglia, dinner plates with inscription "London and North West Railway Company" found in wreck, her owners before conversion to a hospital ship. Much of wreck is broken up and level with seabed, but some parts stand up to 6m high.
Employed on Government service as an auxiliary hospital ship, she carried a total of 4 military officers, 1 nurse, 13 wounded officers and 372 wounded other ranks. Struck a mine laid by the German submarine UC-5 at 12.30am on the port side just forward of the bridge. Year Built: 1900 Builder: W Denny Bros. Propulsion: 2 x screw, 8 cylinder trip Engine HP: 424 Owner: London and NW Railway Co. Ltd. Master: L J Manning Crew Lost: 25 Passengers: 390 Passengers Lost: 104 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: BMS.1914-18 p156; BVLS.1914-18 p12; LCWLR.1914-18 p30; MOD(N). Hyd.Wk.No.012301371; LR.1914-15 No.1041(A); DOD.1990 Ed. p33 (3)
In 2017 the wreck was designated as a Designated Vessel under schedule 1 of the Protection of Military Remains Act.
<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index, Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.
<2> Eric McKee, 1983, Working boats of Britain, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6350.
<3> United Kingdom shipwreck index (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index. Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a. |
| <2> | Bibliographic reference: Eric McKee. 1983. Working boats of Britain. Page Nos. N/a. |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. |
