Job: Wreck of the Hans Egede, Cliffe, Kent

Date:: 22 Sep 2010

Location:: Hans Egede, Cliffe And Cliff Woods, Medway

Reference:: 2K/15797

Type:: Job containing Electronic material

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Description

For 'Cliffe Fort Recording'. Photographer's note: 'The vessel is the Hans Egede. A wooden, auxiliary 3-masted vessel, built in 1922 by J. Th. Jorgensen at Thuro, Denmark. Apparently, she was reported damaged by fire 13/4' west of the North Hinder light vessel on the 21st August 1955. She was towed to Dover where the fire was extinguished. In 1957 she passed into the ownership of the Atlas Diesel Co. and was towed out of Dover by the tug Westercock. She then spent some years in the Medway as a coal and/or grain hulk. "She was then towed to Cubits Town on the Thames. Unfortunately, as the tug Fossa from Gravesend was towing her up Sea Reach the strain on the structure, which had become weakened over the years, proved too much causing her to take in water and sink. After grounding on the Blyth Sands she was beached at Cliffe.' Items in this file were created digitally and have not been printed.

Content

This is part of the Volume: VF000026 Wrecks; within the Series: EHC01/324 Wrecks; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

This Job is divided into 26 Child Records

This Job contains the following materials:

Photograph (Digital): 3

Photograph (Digital): 23

Rights

People & Organisations

Photographer: Kendall, Derek

Keywords

Wreck, Water Transport