Maritime record MWX2905 - Modern hulked steel vessel, The Fleet, West Dorset

The remains of a steel vessel in the Fleet. The vessel may have been used to move goods around the harbour during the Second World War. A structure is visible at this location on recent aerial photographs. It is considered likely this could be the remains of the vessel described above.

The remains of a steel vessel in the Fleet. The vessel comprised a metal framework inside the vessel which was probably lined with wooden planks to form a 'hold'. The vessel may have been used to move goods around the harbour during the Second World War. (1)

A structure is visible at this location on recent aerial photographs (2). It is considered likely this could be the remains of the vessel described above. It was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Le Pard, Gordon, 2002, Recording a Hulked Vessel in the Fleet (Article in serial). SWX772.

<2> Channel Coastal Observatory, 15-OCT-2010, CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2009 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12622.

Record last edited

Sep 6 2024 4:37PM