Record Details

NHER Number:18778
Type of record:Maritime
Name:World War Two wreck

Summary

The wreck of the paddle steamer Kylemore, sunk by German aircraft in 1940, is marked on an Admiralty chart of 1957.

Images - none

Location

Parish:NORTH SEA, -, NORFOLK

Full description

Wreck.
Marked on Admiralty chart as at 53 degrees 08' north, 1 degree 14' east.
E. Rose (NAU), 28 January 1983.

Paddle steamer Kylemore, sunk 21 August 1940, bombed by German aircraft when requisitioned for net laying duties.
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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