Maritime record MDO39410 - Post medieval or modern wreck, Wick, Bournemouth

A wreck of possible post medieval or modern date on the south side of the River Stour at Wick is visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The site was mapped by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

A wreck of possible post medieval or modern date on the south side of the River Stour at Wick is visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1). The wreck appears to survive as a relatively coherent structure in 1945 (1), had visibly deteriorated by 1948 (2) and was completely submerged by 1959 (3). Its current condition is not known.

The site was mapped by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

<1> Royal Air Force, 11-OCT-45, RAF/106G/T/10 FV 7244 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15383.

<2> Royal Air Force, 26-MAR-48, RAF/CPE/UK/2548 V 5078 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15384.

<3> Royal Air Force, 23-JAN-59, RAF/58/2679 F21 0007 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15385.

Record last edited

Sep 26 2019 1:28PM