| Restoration |
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Place Name : Goodwin Sands, Kent |
Lat / Long : 51 ° 15 ' 36 '' North - 1 ° 30' 6'' East |
System used to obtain Long / Lat : unknown |
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Square : 0 |
8 Figure : 0 |
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| Construction |
| Type : 70 gun third rate |
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| Dimensions |
| Size : 0 tonnes |
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| History |
| Sunk : 1703 |
Cause : the Great Storm |
Date Found : 1979 |
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| Postition |
| Orientation : unknown |
Lying : unknown |
Condition : Unknown |
Seabed Type : Unknown
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| Wreck Owner |
| Owner : - |
Access : unknown
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War Grave : Unknown |
Protected : Unknown |
| Restrictions : An area within 50m radius of position 51° 15.60' N., 01° 30.13' E.. Chart affected: 1828.
This site is a designated Historic Wreck under the Protection of Wrecks Act, 1973 |
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| When to Dive Best time to dive the wreck, relative to high wate |
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Notes : |
The Restoration, a 70 gun third rate, was lost in the Great Storm of 1703 along with the Northumberland, Stirling Castle and Mary. The site was found after investigation of a fisherman's net fastener in 1979.
ADU designation: December 8, 1989; 1989 No. 1; 1989/2089; Original Designation Order (July 7, 1981; 1981 No. 1; 1981/827) revoked and site re-designated as above to correct an error in position.
ADU licences: 1981 survey; 1983-6 survey, 1993-4 survey. |
References : |
Perkins, D. R. J., The Great Storm Wrecks. East Kent Maritime Trust.
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