Maritime record MWX1777 - Amy

The wreck lies in a general depth of 46m (1) Construction: 2 masts. (2)

She was scuttled in connection with the production of a film `Q-Ships in 46m. Wreck appears to be lying on one side. (1 & 2). Her position was recorded as 50 29 00N 002 18 30W 2 miles SSE from Shambles light vessel, and later as 50 27 15N, 002 30 18W. AMY sank 4.2 miles 208 degrees from Portland Bill lighthouse.(1)

16-JUN-1952: Wire drift sweep; clear at 21 fathoms, foul at 22 fathoms. Least echo sounder 23 fathoms general depth 25 fathoms. Extends for 100 feet with the shallowest part in the centre. Position 50 26 28N, 02 31 12W.(1)

26-JAN-1983: Wreck shown in decca; conversion 50 26 23N, 02 31 10W. Small ship, little definite shape. Possibly on its side. (1)

A wooden sheaving block recovered from this wreck off Portland Bill. (Droit A/858). (3)

02-DEC-2003: Not investigated. Lies in area of static fishing gear. (8)

The building date for this vessel is an estimate based on an average age at wrecking of twenty years. This average is derived from those vessels wrecked on the Dorset coast whose age at wrecking is known.

Position 50 26.43N 2 31.20W taken from (7)

Possible remains of 1928 wreck of British schooner which foundered 2 miles SSE of the Shambles Lightvessel following an explosion, having been scuttled for the purposes of making the film "Q-Ships". If the AMY, she was constructed of wood and was a sailing vessel. For the account of the wreck event, please see 1534324; for the loss of HMSM H52, also expended in the film as a substitute for a U-boat, see 919757. The film celebrated the exploits of STOCK FORCE, sunk in the First World War: for the account of the wreck event, see 1483351; for her possible remains, see 832260; and for a site formerly believed to be STOCK FORCE, but now believed to be a contemporary armed merchantman, see 832147. Status: Site <9>

<1> United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1992, Hydrographic Office wreck index (Index). SWX4837.

<2> Larn, R, and Larn, B, 1995, Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 6, Dorset (AJ) Vol 1 (Monograph). SWX4541.

<3> 2001, Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Receiver of Wreck Amnesty (Index). SWX4542.

<4> Receiver of Wreck, Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/0858 (Unpublished document). SWX351.

<5> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, 140 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<6> Le Pard, G F, 2005, Shipwrecks of the Dorset Coast (Monograph). SDO9637.

<7> Hinchcliffe, J and V, 1999, Dive Dorset: a diver guide (3rd Edition) (Monograph). SWX1.

<8> United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, Wreck report, 18561 (Monograph). SDO20514.

<9> Cumming, E, The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory, 7 (Monograph). SDO16406.

<10> National Record of the Historic Environment, 904603 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Apr 2 2024 12:19PM