Motor Minesweeper 113

Motor Minesweeper 113 (82071)

Easting
461361
Northing
101640

Description

Remains of MMS113 a wooden vessel used during WWII. 105ft BritishMinesweeper built in Wivenhoe Yard Essex in 1940/ 1941. She served with minesweeper flotillas 102 and 103, based at Sheerness for the duration of the war. For showing "great gallantry and endurance" following the Battle of the Scheldt Estuary in 1944, her crew was mentioned in despatches. On the 8th November 1945 she was handed over to the Director of Small Craft Disposal to be sold off. M113 was assigned to Operation Neptune (part of Operation Overlord) on 6th June 1944 and was damaged by a mine on the 14th June requiring 2 months in repairs. (Naval Historical Branch)


Periods
Period
Modern (1901 and later)
Period comments

Known WWII vessel

Specific Date Range
The earliest date of the feature, as a year, if known
1940
The latest date of the feature, as a year, if known
Feature Types
Monument Type - Broad
Wreck
Monument Type - Narrow
Monument Description
Evidence Type - Broad
Vessel
Evidence Type - Narrow
Collapsed
Evidence Description
A maritime monument where the fabric of a vessel has collapsed, leaving the hull structure flat on the seabed but not widely dispersed.
Object Type - Broad
Object Type - Narrow
Object Description
Other:
Height OD (m)
How accessible is the feature?
Accessible on foot (no footpath)
Accessibility comments

Other records:

NRHE Number
Unknown
NT HBSMR Number
Unknown
HER Event Number
Unknown
External Link
None

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Survey Information
Date of survey
28th July, 2015
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
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How visible are the remains? ABOVE GROUND
Highly visible (substantial remains)
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Photos

LTidbury's image
MMS 113 by LTidbury
LTidbury's image
MMS 113 by LTidbury