Maritime record MWX2128 - Partially submerged section of a WWII floating breakwater or harbour

The site of a WWII bombardon (section of a floating breakwater/harbour) is visible as a partially submerged structure at this location on aerial photographs.

Unidentified seabed obstruction reported by fishermen. Possibly indicative of wreckage or a submerged feature. Vertical Datum: LAT Chart Symbol: ST (1)

The site of a WWII bombardon (section of a floating breakwater/harbour) is visible as a partially submerged structure at this location on aerial photographs taken in 1946 {2} . The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. It may be on of three visible on the shoreline on aerial photographsa taken in 1950 {3}

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

<2> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4449-50 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11765.

<3> Royal Air Force, 07-MAR-1950, RAF 541/454 079 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12347.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 832527 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Sep 6 2024 4:37PM