Record Details
| NHER Number: | 18772 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | World War Two wrecks |
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Summary
The wrecks of the SS Duncapron, which was sunk in 1941, and the destroyer HMS Vortigern, which was torpedoed by an E-boat in 1942, are marked on an Admiralty chart of 1957.
Images - none
Location
| Parish: | NORTH SEA, -, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Wreck.
Marked on Admiralty chart 1957 as at 53 degrees 05' north, 1 degree 22' east.
E. Rose (NAU), 28 January 1983.
Two wrecks in this area on survey.
SS Duncapron, sunk 8 September 1941, no other details given. Context 1.
Destroyer HMS Vortigern, sunk 14 March 1942 by E-boat when in convoy. Launched 5 October 1917).
Lying in two portions in 1942.
Relocated 1949. Context 2.
See details in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 30 January 1984.
Monument Types
- WRECK (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
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