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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 23 SE 34 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Leicester |
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Summary
REMAINS OF BRITISH MERCHANT VESSEL, 1916
Monument Types
- WRECK (Modern - 1916 AD to 1916 AD)
Full description
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Vertical Datum: LAT Owner: Great Central Railway Co Vessel, built 1891, was mined and sank 2.5M SE by E of Folkestone pier. Owned at time of loss by Great Central Railway Co. (2-3) 14-FEB-1916 Mast showing. 23-JUN-1960 Drift sweep clear at 32ft. 02-MAR-1961 Depth 35 in 61ft, scour 5ft. 10-MAR-1964 Salvage operations in progress. 12-JUL-1965 After dispersal clear at 49ft, foul at 51ft. 13-DEC-1977 in 51 03 36N, 001 16 01E Depth 16.1 in general depth 21m, scour 22m, height 5.7m, Length 80m. Lying 010/190 deg. 24-JUN-1986 Dived on in 1985. well broken with remains covering large area. Identification confirmed by recovery of damaged bell. Other sources: WW1SL
<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.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| 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. |
