Hammond's Knoll Explained

Hammond's Knoll
Type:	Shoal
Location:	Southern North Sea
Coordinates:	52.8667°N 56°W
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Hammond's Knoll is a 6miles long sandbank off the coast of Norfolk, England at Happisburgh, to the east of Haisborough Sands. The sandbank at low tide has a depth of 6fathom at each end, and 3fathom in the centre. The sandbank has lighted buoys at its north and east ends. Hammond's Knoll forms part of the Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton Special Area of Conservation.^[1]

Ships wrecked on Hammond's Knoll

Some of the ships wrecked here include:

• HMS Invincible - 1801 with the loss of 400 lives.
• Galatea - 1898
• SS English Trader - 1941^[2]

See also

• Haisborough Sands - nearby sandbank, similarly treacherous
• Scroby Sands

Notes and References

1. http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/HHW_SACSAD_version%204_0_101109.pdf Special Area of Conservation (SAC):Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton
2. Book: Jolly , Cyril . The Loss of the English Trader . Acorn Editions . 1988 . 0-906554-06-3.