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Place Name : The Needles, Isle of Wight |
Lat / Long : 50 ° 39 ' 42 '' North - 1 ° 35' 27'' West |
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8 Figure : 0 |
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Access : see notes
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War Grave : Unknown |
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Restrictions: An area within 75m radius of position 50° 39' 42" N., 01° 35' 27" W. excluding any part of the area which lies above the high-water mark of ordinary spring tides. Chart affected: 2219.
This site is a designated Historic Wreck under the Protection of Wrecks Act, 1973
The site contains what is thought to be the remains of two wrecks; the Assurance, a 44 gun fifth rate lost in 1738, and the Pomone, a 38 gun fifth rate lost in 1811. The site was recently surveyed by the Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology.
ADU designation: April 11, 1974; 1974 No. 5; 1974/ |
References : |
Gale, A., 1991, The Story Beneath the Solent. Isle of Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology.
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| Name : Archaeological Diving Unit |
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