russ_kent Posted April 12, 2011 Report Posted April 12, 2011 Just out of interest, does anyone know the history of it, I'm intrigued? Looks like a medium size fishing boat but difficult to tell. Also, why on earth don't they put a marker on it? I've come close to hitting it a few times as the tide has gone out and it's just started to poke above the surface. Something in that condition is going to have jagged, rusty metal all over the place, wouldn't want to get too involved with it Quote
mistral1 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Posted April 12, 2011 I believe she is HMS Caulonia a requesitioned trawler built in 1912. she ran aground in Rye bay on 31 March 1943 and floundered when she could not get off Quote
russ_kent Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Posted April 12, 2011 I don't think that's the one - according to this she was 296 tons displacement, the one you see at the kitesurfing beach at Jury's gap is smaller I'd say: Allied Warships of WWII - MS Trawler HMS Caulonia - uboat.net Also, I think the condition is too good to be nearly 70 years old. Caulonia might be the smaller thing slightly further east that's only visible at extremely low tides - I've only seen it a few times and not even 100% sure it's a wreck? Anyone got any other ideas? Quote
russ_kent Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Posted April 12, 2011 (edited) This is the one I mean - I've asked the gallery owner about her but he's not sure of the details. [video=youtube;PoX26t9z-oI] Edited April 12, 2011 by russ_kent more detail Quote
doggy Posted April 12, 2011 Report Posted April 12, 2011 Just out of interest, does anyone know the history of it, I'm intrigued? Looks like a medium size fishing boat but difficult to tell. Also, why on earth don't they put a marker on it? I've come close to hitting it a few times as the tide has gone out and it's just started to poke above the surface. Something in that condition is going to have jagged, rusty metal all over the place, wouldn't want to get too involved with it It used to be outlined with black marker buoys but on every windy day when the waves pick up they were all ripped out and ended up on the beach so they gave up. The smaller thing you mention further out to the east is a wreck, it could be the Caulonia as there is not much left, it gets noticeably smaller every year. Quote
doggy Posted April 12, 2011 Report Posted April 12, 2011 It used to be outlined with black marker buoys but on every windy day when the waves pick up they were all ripped out and ended up on the beach so they gave up. The smaller thing you mention further out to the east is a wreck, it could be the Caulonia as there is not much left, it gets noticeably smaller every year. Used to appear on all the spring low tides, now it hardly ever breaks the surface I dont know anything about the main wreck other than it is fishing boat Quote
doggy Posted April 12, 2011 Report Posted April 12, 2011 It used to be outlined with black marker buoys but on every windy day when the waves pick up they were all ripped out and ended up on the beach so they gave up. The smaller thing you mention further out to the east is a wreck, it could be the Caulonia as there is not much left, it gets noticeably smaller every year. Used to appear on all the spring low tides, now it hardly ever breaks the surface I dont know anything about the main wreck other than it is fishing boat Quote
russ_kent Posted April 13, 2011 Author Report Posted April 13, 2011 Easier said than done, especially something that's been sat there getting smashed by waves and rusting away for years - if you try to shift it it'd probably just break up into smaller, sharper and more widely dispersed pieces. Quote
flatfour Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 I guess, but I wonder whay it was not moved just after it was stranded there - would have been much easier. ......not my job mate...I can just hear those words now! Quote
Tjah1087 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 why bother? once it was wrecked it was effectively worthless. Quote
flatfour Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 To remove the hazard? When a car gets crashed it is hauled away; seems to be that when a boat gets wrecked... it is just left there. oh well.... Quote
Tjah1087 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Posted April 13, 2011 To remove the hazard? When a car gets crashed it is hauled away; seems to be that when a boat gets wrecked... it is just left there. oh well.... cos its not in the way of anything important? if it was in the entrance to dover, then it might get moved Quote
russ_kent Posted April 14, 2011 Author Report Posted April 14, 2011 Taken from Shipwreck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia : "Shipwrecks in shallow water near busy shipping lanes are often demolished to reduce the danger to other vessels." Maybe we could all chip in on some plastic explosive and do it ourselves? Put the kites down first obviously, I can imagine that would be a gust and a half. Which reminds me of this wreck of the WWII munitions ship Richard Montgomery near where we go kitesurfing on the isle of Sheppey - it's still packed to the gills with explosives, apparently if that went up it'd throw water 3000 metres into the air, set up a 5 metre wave and break every window in Sheerness - good times :-) Quote
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