NHER 18767 (Maritime record) - World War One wreck

The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please to consult the full record.

See also further .

Summary

The wreck of the Dutch ship Westland, which was sunk by a submarine in 1917, is marked on an Admiralty chart of 1957.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish NORTH SEA, -, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Wreck.
Marked on Admiralty chart 1957 as at 53 degrees 06' north, 1 degree 18' east.
E. Rose (NAU), 28 January 1983.

Dutch SS Westland, sunk by submarine 25 May 1917.
Wreck located 1940.
1972: both ends silted, centre rises to confused hump.
Stern on seabed, bow rises 1.8m (6 feet) above.
General height 4.6m (15 feet), girders 6.4m (21 feet).
Unlikely to collapse further in near future though top girder weak.
No scour.
See details in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 30 January 1984.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.

Object Types (0)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Oct 1 1989 12:00AM

Comments and Feedback

Your feedback is welcome; if you can provide any new information about this record, please contact the Norfolk Historic Environment Record.