Submarine Wreck
Submarine Wreck (81839)
- Easting
- 426039
- Northing
- 617870
The remains of a First World War British Submarine, the G11, which crashed on in November 1918, just after armistice. It overshot Blyth, where it was due to dock, in fog and was wrecked on the rocks at Howick, just north of the bathing house. Two of the crew were lost in the wreck, one was never found and the other was recovered and buried in the churchyard at Longhoughton. The wreck was left for sometime before allegedly it was extensively salvaged and blown up. The escape hatch, parts of the steel hull and several other fragments remains of the submarine.
- Period
- Modern (1901 and later)
- Period comments
First World War 1916-1918
- The earliest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- 1916
- The latest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- 1918
- Monument Type - Broad
- Wreck
- Monument Type - Narrow
- Monument Description
- Evidence Type - Broad
- Vessel
- Evidence Type - Narrow
- Scattered
- Evidence Description
- A maritime monument where the remains of a vessel are scattered over a wide area.
- Object Type - Broad
- Object Type - Narrow
- Object Description
- Height OD (m)
- How accessible is the feature?
- Not accessible, but visible from public path/road/adjacent land
- Accessibility comments
Difficult. Some fragments can be seen on the rocks. The escape hatch can be seen form the cliff top but is very dangerous to access closely. Local divers occasionally visit.
Other records:
- NRHE Number
- Unknown
- NT HBSMR Number
- Unknown
- HER Event Number
- N5684
- External Link
- None
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- Date of survey
- 23rd May, 2016
- Feature located?
- Yes
- State of the tide
- Low
- Proximity to coast edge
- Intertidal zone
- Coastal processes
- Active sea erosion
- Is there a coastal defence?
- No
- Other threats?
- Visitor erosion, Structural damage/decay, Other
- If other, please specify
- Divers taking souvenirs
- How visible are the remains? ABOVE GROUND
- Limited visibility (partial remains)
- How visible are the remains in the face of the cliff, ridge or dune? IN SECTION
- Not applicable
- Do you know if the feature is?
- Is well known, Has local associations/history
- What actions (if any) would you recommend for this feature?
- Do you have any other comments?
