Notes and references List of designations under the Protection of Wrecks Act

1 notes , references

1.1 notes on section 1 designations
1.2 notes on responsible authorities
1.3 notes on identification of wrecksites , dating
1.4 notes on section 2 designations
1.5 references

notes , references
notes on section 1 designations

references designation order , explanatory note. statutory instruments since 1987 available on-line office of public sector information. concatenation of designation orders including made between 1973 , 1987 available on unesco law database site
cattewater: first wrecksite designated on 5 september 1973
mary rose: designated 5 february 1974
grace dieu: designated 5 february 1974
amsterdam: designated 5 february 1974
royal yacht mary: designated 5 february 1974
hms assurance , hms pomone, needles wrecksite: first designated 11 april 1974, revised 8 july 1997:-




amended 29 july 1998:-





hms dartmouth: first designated 11 april 1974, original designation revoked after excavation , recovery of finds. site redesignated on 25 june 1992:-






hms anne: first designated 20 june 1974, redesignated 23 march 1992:-






tearing ledge: designated 13 march 1975
hms colossus: designated 12 may 1975, revoked 1984, after believed material had been recovered, note stern discovered later @ different position , has been separately designated (designated site number 53)
rill cove wreck: designated 15 march 1976
rhinns of islay: designated 1 june 1976; revoked 1984, after determination site location of multiple wrecks, , there no longer wreck left worth protecting.
south edinburgh channel wreck: designated 27 may 1977
church rocks wreck: designated 12 august 1977
pwll fanog wreck: first designated 14 february 1978, redesignated 19 january 1979
moor sands: designated 8 march 1978
coronation (no 1): offshore site designated 31 march 1978
langdon bay: designated 26 may 1978
kennermerland: designated 1 june 1978
tal-y-bont wreck: first designated 12 january 1979, redesignated 28 september 1989:-






stirling castle: first designated 6 june 1980. amended, along other wrecks on goodwin sands 5 october 2004:-






invincible: designated 30 september 1980
bartholomew ledges: first designated 3 october 1980. amended 2006:-






restoration: first designated, along other wrecks on goodwin sands, 7 july 1981, amended 8 december 1989




amended 5 october 2004:-
statutory instrument 2004 no. 2395 . office of public sector information. retrieved 2006-10-10.  explanatory note order 2004 no. 2395


northumberland: first designated, along other wrecks on goodwin sands, 7 july 1981 (s.i. 1981/827), amended 8 december 1989




amended 5 october 2004:-





st anthony: first designated 15 february 1982, amended 21 september 2006:-






schiedam: designated 15 february 1982
brighton marina: designated 18 october 1983
yarmouth roads: first designated 11 april 1984, amended 1 january 1985
studland bay: first designated 27 november 1984, amended 14 december 1988:-




amended 10 august 1998





admiral gardner: first designated 3 june 1985, designation challenged on grounds lay outside uk s 3 mile limit.

following extension of uk s territorial waters 12 miles, wrecksite redesignated 3 january 1990



and amended 5 october 2004:-
statutory instrument 2004 no. 2395 . office of public sector information. retrieved 2006-10-10.  explanatory note order 2004 no. 2395


22 september hazardous: first designated 1986 amended 18 march 1988:-






coronation (no. 2): designated 3 january 1989:-






: iona ii: first designated 3 january 1990:-

statutory instrument 1989 no. 2294 . office of public sector information. retrieved 2006-10-19. 
amended 7 june 2006:-
statutory instrument 2006 no. 1468 . office of public sector information. retrieved 2006-10-10.  explanatory note order 2006 no. 1468
the first attempt @ amendment in 2006, statutory instrument 2006 no. 1340 incorrect , revoked


gull rock: designated 14 march 1990:-






wrangles palais: first designated 18 august 1990:-




amended 10 january 1991:-





erme estuary: designated 3 may 1991:-






smalls reef: first designated 5 december 1991:-




amended 9 october 1995:-





duart point: designated 15 may 1992






girona: designated 22 april 1993






royal anne galley: first designated 11 november 1993




amended 7 june 2006



the first attempt @ amendment in 2006, statutory instrument 2006 no. 1342 incorrect , revoked


erme ingot: designated 26 november 1993






dunwich bank: first designated 14 july 1994




amended 5 october 2004





resurgam: designated 4 july 1996






hanover: designated 19 july 1997






seaton carew: designated 8 august 1997






salcombe cannon: designated 24 october 1997






hms a1: first designated 26 november 1998




amended 5 october 2004





burntisland: designated 22 february 1999






loe bar: designated 14 june 1999






mingary castle: designated 19 august 2000






kinlochbervie: designated 29 june 2001






colossus (stern): designated 4 july 2001






hms campania: designated 1 december 2001






diamond: designated 2 april 2002, first such designation under devolved powers national assembly of wales
bonhomme richard: designated 18 july 2002






swash channel: designated 10 december 2004






holland v: designated 4 january 2005






west bay: designated 19 july 2005






resolution: designated 14 june 2006






rooswijk: designated 18 january 2007






wheel wreck: designated 5 april 2007














hms london: designated 24 october 2008















notes on responsible authorities

management of protected wrecksites designated under section 1 of act devolved national curators of devolved nations of united kingdom. management of wrecks designated under section 2 responsibility of maritime , coastguard agency
explore maritime heritage . english heritage website. retrieved 1 june 2011.  see english heritage
maritime wrecks . cadw website. retrieved 2006-10-06.  see cadw
see historic scotland
see environment , heritage service (of northern ireland)
protected wrecks in uk . maritime , coastguard agency website. retrieved 2006-10-29.  see maritime , coastguard agency

notes on identification of wrecksites , dating

hms assurance: advisory committee on historic wreck identified sinking 1738, investigation former licensee historic records dated loss 1753, , shown date of sinking in site summary of wrecksite in appendix a(ii) of latest report, although appendix a(iii), list of current designated sites, still shows date 1738.
tearing ledge wreck believed romney, 1 of 4 ships lost on 22 october 1707
rill cove wreck: identity of wreck has not been determined. tentative date of 1616 based on dates of artefacts recovered.
coronation: wreck of coronation thought split 2 sites - kennemerland split 2 sites when wrecked. identity of offshore site (site 17) confirmed finding plate inscribed family crest of captain. identity of inshore site (site 33) more controversial. royal naval guns found on inshore site consistent first or second rate ship of line of correct period , there no other record of ship of size foundering in area.
barthomolew ledges: possible wreck of spanish vessel, san bartholome wrecked in 1597, although vessel not recorded being lost in isles of scilly. wreck late 16th century , carrying lead ingots of spanish type. 6 recovered coins date between 1474 , 1555, hence dating wreck after 1555.
diamond: wreck of type of composite hull , thought diamond. current licensee has identified several anomalies in identification, including wreck appears longer diamond; there discrepancies between samples of materials recovered wreck , listed being used in construction of diamond, , artefacts patented after date of sinking have been recovered.

notes on section 2 designations

references designation order , explanatory note, available (since 1987) on-line office of public sector information
richard montgomery: designated 31 october 1973, because of presence of large amount of munitions






mv braer (oil tanker): designated 8 february 1993 because of presence of significant amount of oil.




revoked 7 october 1994





castilian: designated 13 august 1997







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