List of designations under the Protection of Wrecks Act explained

This is a list of all sites designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973. The designated sites are shown on charts and notified to mariners.[1] Historic England (formerly English Heritage) provides administration of the arrangements under the Act in England and publishes information on each site.[2] In May 2011, it launched an online searchable database of all protected wreck sites in English territorial waters, the National Heritage List for England,[3] which includes the location co-ordinates, designation list entry description and brief historical details for each site.[4] The administration of designated historic wrecks in Scotland is managed by Historic Environment Scotland, and in Wales by Cadw.

List of designations under section 1 of the Protection of Wrecks Act (1973)

Name Designated Location Year wreckedAuthority National Heritage List for England / Cadw Number
align=center First align=center Current
Cattewater Wreck1973 align=center 1973Plymouthalign=center 15301000065
Mary Rose1974 align=center 1974Portsmouthalign=center 15451000075
Grace Dieu1974 align=center 2016River Hamblealign=center 14361000061
VOC Amsterdam1974 align=center 1974Hastingsalign=center 17491000055
Royal Yacht Mary1974 align=center 1974The Skerries, Angleseyalign=center 1675
/1974 align=center 1998 The Needlesalign=center 1753,18111000087
HMS Dartmouth1974 align=center 1992 Sound of Mullalign=center 1690n.a.
HMS Anne1974 align=center 2009 Pett Levelalign=center 16901000060
Tearing Ledge Wreck1975 align=center 1975Scilliesalign=center 1707? 1000063
Rill Cove Wreck1976 align=center 1976 The Lizardalign=center 1616? 1000046
South Edinburgh Channel Wreck1977 align=center 1977 Thames Estuaryalign=center late 18th century1000079
Church Rocks Wreck1977 align=center 1977 Teignmouthalign=center 18th century1000064
Pwll Fanog Wreck1978 align=center 1979 Menai Straitalign=center Medieval
Moor Sand Site1978 align=center 1978 Salcombealign=center Middle Bronze Age1000050
Coronation (Offshore)1978 align=center 1978 Penlee Point, Ramealign=center 1691 1000069
Langdon Bay Wreck1978 align=center 1978 Doveralign=center Middle Bronze Age1000059
Kennemerland1978 align=center 1978Out Skerriesalign=center 1664n.a.
Tal-Y-Bont Wreck1979 align=center 1989 Cardigan Bayalign=center 1677
HMS Stirling Castle1980 align=center 2004 Goodwin Sandsalign=center 17031000056
HMS Invincible1980 align=center 1980East Solentalign=center 17581000052
Bartholomew Ledges Wreck1980 align=center 2006 Scilliesalign=center 1597? 1000066
HMS Restoration1981 align=center 2004 Goodwin Sandsalign=center 1703 1000057
HMS Northumberland1981 align=center 2004 Goodwin Sandsalign=center 17031000058
St Anthony1982 align=center 2006 Mount's Bayalign=center 15271000067
HMS Schiedam1982 align=center 1982Gunwalloe Covealign=center 16841000049
Yarmouth Roads Wreck1984 1985 Yarmouth, Isle of Wight1567?1000044
Studland Bay Wreck1984 1998 PooleC 15201000045
Admiral Gardner1985 2004 Goodwin Sands18091000062
Hazardous1986 2022 Bracklesham Bay17061000048
Coronation (Inshore)1989 1989Penlee Point, Rame1691 1000070
Iona II1990 2006 Lundy18641000051
Gull Rock Wreck1990 1990Lundy15th/16th century1000053
Wrangles Palais1990 1991 Out Skerries1687n.a.
Erme Estuary Wreck1991 1991Erme Estuary16th to 18th century1000071
Smalls Reef Wreck1991 1995 Smalls ReefC 1100
Duart Point Wreck1992 1992Sound of Mull1653n.a.
Girona1993 1993Lacada Point1588n.a.
HMS Royal Anne Galley1993 2006 The Lizard17211000068
Erme Ingot Site1993 1993Erme EstuaryUnknown, Bronze Age or later1000054
Dunwich Bank Wreck1994 2004 Dunwich16th century1000073
Resurgam1996 1996Rhyl1880
Hanover1997 2022 Hanover Cove, Cornwall17631000072
Seaton Carew Wreck1997 1997Seaton Carew19th century1000077
Salcombe Cannon Wreck1997 1997Salcombec 16401000074
HM Submarine A11998 2004 Bracklesham Bay19111000043
Burntisland Wreck1999 1999Firth of Forth1633n.a.
Loe Bar Wreck1999 1999Mount's Bay17th century1000076
Mingary Castle Wreck2000 2000Sound of Mull17th centuryn.a.
Kinlochbervie Wreck2001 2001KinlochbervieEarly 17th centuryn.a.
HMS Colossus (Stern Section)2001 2017Scillies17981000078
HMS Campania2001 2001Firth of ForthNovember 1918n.a.
The Diamond? 2002 2002Cardigan Bay19th century
USS Bonhomme Richard?2002 2002Filey Bay17791000080
Swash Channel Wreck2004 2004PooleEarly 17th century1000082
Holland V2005 2005Sussex Coast19121000081
West Bay Wreck2005 2005West Bay17th/18th century1000083
HMS Resolution?2006 2006Norman's Bay17031000084
Rooswijk2007 2018Goodwin Sands17391000085
Wheel Wreck2007 2007Scillies19th century1000086
HMS London2007 2012Thames Estuary16651000088
Goodwins & Downs 82012 2012Goodwins and Downs1650-17501401982
Unknown Wreck off Thorness Bay2013 2013Isle of Wight19th century1402103
HMS Association2014 2014Isles of Scilly17071419276
HMS A32016 2016Portland Bill19121422537
SM U-82016 2016Folkestone19151430265
Holigost2016 2016River Hamble14221000061
HMT Arfon2016 2016St Alban's Head, Dorset19171432595
Chesil Beach cannon2017 2017Chesil Beach17th/18th century1433972
UC-702017 2017Whitby19181446103
Eastbourne wreck site2019 2019Eastbourne1672[5] 1464317
Shingles Bank wreck NW682022 2022Isle of Wight17th century1469106
Shingles Bank wreck NW962022 2022Isle of Wight15th/16th century1469107
Mortar wreck2022 2022Poole, Dorset13th century1474570

De-designations (Section 1)

align=center Name Designated Revoked Location Year wreckedAuthority
Rhinns of Islay Wreck1976 align=center revoked 1984 Islayalign=center 18th/19th century
Brighton Marina Wreck1983 align=center revoked 2017 Brightonalign=center 16th century

List of designations under section 2 of the Protection of Wrecks Act (1973)

Section 2 of the act designates wrecks categorised as dangerous.

Name Designated Location Year wreckedAuthority
align=center First align=center Current
SS Richard Montgomery1973 align=center 1973Thames Estuaryalign=center 1944
SS Castilian1997 align=center 1997Angleseyalign=center 1943

De-designations (Section 2)

align=center Name Designated Revoked Location Year wreckedAuthority
MV Braer1993 align=center revoked 1994 Shetland Islandsalign=center 1993

Notes and references

Notes on Section 1 designations

References are to the designation order and explanatory note. All statutory instruments since 1987 are available on-line from the Office of Public Sector Information. A concatenation of designation orders including those made between 1973 and 1987 is available on the UNESCO law database site[6]

Cattewater: first wrecksite to be designated on 5 September 1973

Mary Rose: designated 5 February 1974

Grace Dieu: designated 5 February 1974, redesignated 21 July 2016:-

Amsterdam: designated 5 February 1974

Royal Yacht Mary: designated 5 February 1974

HMS Assurance and HMS Pomone, Needles Wrecksite: first designated 11 April 1974, revised 8 July 1997:-

amended 29 July 1998:-

HMS Dartmouth: first designated 11 April 1974, the original designation was revoked after excavation and recovery of finds. The site was redesignated on 25 June 1992:-

HMS Anne: first designated 20 June 1974, redesignated 23 March 1992 and 2 Sep 2009:-

Tearing Ledge: designated 13 March 1975

HMS Colossus: designated 12 May 1975, revoked 1984, after it was believed that all material had been recovered, but note that the stern was discovered later at a different position and 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 that the site is the location of multiple wrecks, and there was no longer any 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): The offshore site was designated 31 March 1978

Langdon Bay: designated 26 May 1978

Kennemerland: 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 with other wrecks on the Goodwin Sands 5 October 2004:-

Web site: Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 2395 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-10. Explanatory note to order 2004 No. 2395

Invincible: designated 30 September 1980

Bartholomew Ledges: first designated 3 October 1980. Amended 2006:-

Restoration: first designated, along with other wrecks on the Goodwin Sands, 7 July 1981, amended 8 December 1989

Web site: Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 2089 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-18.

amended 5 October 2004:-

Web site: Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 2395 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-10. Explanatory note to order 2004 No. 2395

Northumberland: first designated, along with other wrecks on the Goodwin Sands, 7 July 1981 (S.I. 1981/827), amended 8 December 1989

Web site: Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 2089 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-18.

amended 5 October 2004:-

Web site: Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 2395 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-10. Explanatory note to order 2004 No. 2395

St Anthony: first designated 15 February 1982, amended 21 September 2006:-

Schiedam: designated 15 February 1982

Brighton Marina: designated 18 October 1983, revoked 18 August 2017. The designation was deemed no longer appropriate because recent investigations indicated that the protected area only contained a debris trail from a wreck site outside the protected area, and that the debris trail was no longer present.[7]

Yarmouth Roads: first designated 11 April 1984, amended 1 January 1985

Studland Bay: first designated 27 November 1984, amended 14 December 1988:-

Web site: Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 2137 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

amended 10 August 1998

Admiral Gardner: first designated 3 June 1985, however the designation was challenged on the grounds that it lay outside the UK's 3 mile limit.[8]

Following the extension of the UK's territorial waters to 12 miles, the wrecksite was redesignated 3 January 1990

Web site: Statutory Instrument No. 2295 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2007-02-13.

and amended 5 October 2004:-

Web site: Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 2395 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-10. Explanatory note to order 2004 No. 2395

22 September Hazardous: first designated 1986 amended 18 March 1988 and redesignated 18 August 2017. Coordinates amended 6 June 2022:-

Web site: Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 287 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

Coronation (no. 2): designated 3 January 1989:-

Web site: Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 2138 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

Iona II: first designated 3 January 1990:-

Web site: Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 2294 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

amended 7 June 2006:-

Web site: Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 1468 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-10. Explanatory note to order 2006 No. 1468

The first attempt at amendment in 2006, Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 1340 was incorrect and revoked

Gull Rock: designated 14 March 1990:-

Wrangles Palais: first designated 18 August 1990:-

Web site: Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 1694 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

amended 10 January 1991:-

Erme Estuary: designated 3 May 1991:-

Web site: Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 1110 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

Smalls Reef: first designated 5 December 1991:-

amended 9 October 1995:-

Web site: Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 2654 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

Duart Point: designated 15 May 1992

Girona: designated 22 April 1993

Web site: Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 976 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

Royal Anne Galley: first designated 11 November 1993

amended 7 June 2006

Web site: Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 1470 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

The first attempt at amendment in 2006, Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 1342 was incorrect and revoked

Erme Ingot: designated 26 November 1993

Dunwich Bank: first designated 14 July 1994

Web site: Statutory Instrument 1994 No. 1842 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

amended 5 October 2004

Resurgam: designated 4 July 1996

Web site: Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 1741 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

Hanover: designated 19 July 1997, revoked and redesignated 2 June 2022 to amend coordinates

Seaton Carew: designated 8 August 1997

Web site: Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 1717 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

Salcombe Cannon: designated 24 October 1997

HMS A1: first designated 26 November 1998

Web site: Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 2708 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

amended 5 October 2004

Burntisland: designated 22 February 1999

Web site: Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 186 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

Loe Bar: designated 14 June 1999

Mingary Castle: designated 19 August 2000

Web site: Scottish Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 287 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

Kinlochbervie: designated 29 June 2001

Colossus (Stern): designated 4 July 2001, redesignated 18 August 2017, revoked and redesignated 6 September 2017 to amend coordinates

Web site: Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 2403 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

HMS Campania: designated 1 December 2001

The Diamond: designated 2 April 2002, the first such designation under devolved powers by the National Assembly for Wales

Bonhomme Richard: designated 18 July 2002

Web site: Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 1858 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

Swash Channel: designated 10 December 2004

Holland V: designated 4 January 2005

Web site: Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 3249 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

West Bay: designated 19 July 2005

Resolution: designated 14 June 2006

Web site: Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 1392 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-19.

Rooswijk: designated 18 January 2007, redesignated 23 February 2018

Wheel Wreck: designated 5 April 2007

Web site: Statutory Instrument 2007 No. 721 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2007-08-26.

HMS London: designated 24 October 2008, redesignated 31 July 2012:-

Goodwin and Downs 8: designated 3 August 2012:-

Unknown wooden sailing vessel: designated 31 July 2013:-

Association: designated 21 March 2014:-

HMS A3: designated 21 July 2016:-

SM U-8: designated 21 July 2016:-

Holigost: designated 21 July 2016:-

HMT Arfon: designated 16 August 2016:-

Chesil Beach cannon: designated 18 August 2017:-

UC-70: designated 18 August 2017:-

Unknown vessel: designated 5 July 2019:-

Shingles Bank Wreck NW68: designated 2 June 2022:-

Shingles Bank Wreck NW96: designated 2 June 2022:-

Mortar Wreck: designated 2 June 2022:-

Notes on Responsible Authorities

Management of Protected wrecksites designated under section 1 of the Act is devolved to the National Curators of the devolved nations of the United Kingdom. Management of wrecks designated under section 2 is the responsibility of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

"Protected Wreck Sites" Historic England website. Retrieved 7 October 2020 See also Historic England

Web site: Maritime Wrecks . Cadw website . 2006-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070612050753/http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=111 . 12 June 2007 . dead . See also Cadw

See Historic Environment Scotland, formerly Historic Scotland

See Environment and Heritage Service (of Northern Ireland)

Web site: Protected Wrecks in the UK . Maritime and Coastguard Agency website . 2006-10-29. See also Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Notes on identification of wrecksites and dating

HMS Assurance: the Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck[9] originally identified the sinking as 1738, however investigation by a former licensee[10] into historic records dated the loss as 1753, and this is shown as the date of sinking in the site summary of the wrecksite in Appendix A(ii) of the latest report,[11] although Appendix A(iii), The list of current designated sites, still shows the date as 1738.

Tearing Ledge The wreck is believed to be the Romney, one of four ships lost on 22 October 1707

Rill Cove Wreck: the identity of the wreck has not been determined. The tentative date of 1616 is based on the dates of artefacts recovered.

Coronation: the wreck of the Coronation is thought to be split into two sites - the Kennemerland also split into two sites when wrecked. The identity of the offshore site (site 17) was confirmed by finding a plate inscribed with the family crest of the Captain. The identity of the inshore site (site 33) is more controversial. Royal Naval Guns found on the inshore site are consistent with a first or second rate ship of the line of the correct period and there is no other record of a ship of her size foundering in the area.

Barthomolew Ledges: it is possible that the wreck is that of the Spanish vessel, San Bartholome which was wrecked in 1597, although this vessel is not recorded as being lost in the Isles of Scilly. The wreck is late 16th century and was carrying lead ingots of a Spanish type. Six recovered coins date between 1474 and 1555, hence dating the wreck after 1555.

The Diamond: the wreck is of an early type of composite hull and was initially thought to be the Diamond. The current licensee has identified several anomalies in this identification, including that the wreck appears to be longer than the Diamond; there are discrepancies between samples of materials recovered from the wreck and those listed as being used in the construction of the Diamond, and artefacts patented after the date of sinking have been recovered.

Notes on Section 2 designations

References are to the designation order and explanatory note, where available (since 1987) on-line from the Office of Public Sector Information

Richard Montgomery: designated 31 October 1973, because of the presence of a large amount of munitions

Web site: SS Richard Montgomery . Maritime and Coastguard Website . 2006-10-29.

MV Braer (oil tanker): designated 8 February 1993 because of the presence of a significant amount of oil.

revoked 7 October 1994

Web site: Statutory Instrument 1994 No. 2372 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-29.

Castilian: designated 13 August 1997

Web site: Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 1976 . Office of Public Sector Information . 2006-10-29.

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Protected Wrecks in the UK . Maritime and Coastguard Agency website . 2006-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060903084647/http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-environmental/mcga-dops_row_receiver_of_wreck/mcga-dops-row-protected-wrecks.htm . 3 September 2006 . dead .
  2. Web site: Map of Designated Sites in the UK . English Heritage website . 1 June 2011.
  3. Web site: John Penrose praises National Heritage List for England . 1 June 2011.
  4. Web site: National Heritage List for England . 1 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120501093448/http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/ . 1 May 2012 .
  5. Web site: ‘Remarkable’: Eastbourne shipwreck identified as 17th-century Dutch warship. Caroline. Davies. 27 January 2023. 29 January 2023. The Guardian.
  6. Web site: Protection of Wreck Designation Orders between 1973 and 2005 . UNESCO Law Database . PDF. 2008-11-11.
  7. Web site: Pastscape - Detailed Result: BRIGHTON MARINA. 2020-10-08. www.pastscape.org.uk.
  8. Book: Fenwick, Valerie . Alison Gale . Historic Shipwrecks: Discovered, Protected & Investigated . Tempus Publishing . 1998 . 0-7524-1473-9 .
  9. Web site: Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Annual Report 1999-2000 . PDF . 2006-10-06 . dead . http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080306170456/http://www.culture.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/F47CA311-8CA4-4F43-9DE1-A1FE323AA934/0/achwsreport19992000.pdf . 6 March 2008 . dmy-all .
  10. Web site: Bingeman . John . Historic Wreck Sites of the Solent . 10th Annual Public Lecture of the Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology . PDF . 2006-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061014041229/http://www.hwtma.org.uk/lectures/10_annual_public.pdf . 14 October 2006 . dead .
  11. Web site: Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Annual Report 2005 . PDF. 2006-10-06.

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