NHER 18701 (Maritime) - Post medieval wreck

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Summary

A wreck is marked on an Admiralty chart of 1957. It could be the SS Kenton, sunk by an E-boat torpedo in March 1941.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

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

Full Description

Wreck.
On Admiralty chart 1957, at 52 degrees 51' north 1 degree 56' east.
E. Rose (NAU), 28 January 1983.

SS Kenton, sunk 7 March 1941 by E-boat torpedo.
Reported by survey at 52.54.12 north, 001.23.24 east
Shattered remains up to 4.5m (15 feet) above seabed in 1949.
See note on NHER 18700.
See details in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 27 January 1984.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

WRECK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Object Types (0)

Related NHER Records (0)

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North Sea (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Oct 1 1989 12:00AM