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Hms Falmouth Iii
Hob Uid: 1388728
Location : Kent Dover
Grid Ref : TR4168035430
Summary : 1915 wreck of a British trawler which foundered off Dover after detonating a mine while on Admiralty service as a minesweeper. Constructed of steel in 1909, she was originally a steam fishing vessel in her civilian incarnation before being hired for war service. Her possible remains may be those recorded at TR 33 SW 23 / 901784. She is said to have foundered immediately on top of the ANGLIA hospital ship, before being dislodged some days later by a gale: for the remains of the ANGLIA, which have been positively identified, see TR 33 SW 25 / 901788.
More information : 'Hired by the Royal Navy as an armed trawler in 1915, her previous owners having been the Western Steam Trawling Co. Ltd., the vessel registered at Bristol.' (1) Hired by the Royal Navy as an armed trawler in 1915. (2) Hired 1915, sunk by a mine off Dover 19-NOV-1915. (3) A hired trawler converted to a minesweeper which hit a mine laid by UC-5 on 19-NOV-1915. She landed on top of the ANGLIA wreck, but a gale later moved her from this position. (4) 19-NOV-1915: FALMOUTH III, 198 tons, sunk by mine off Dover (5)(6), while on Admiralty service. (6) 19-NOV-1915: FALMOUTH mined off Deal. (7) 19-NOV-1915: FALMOUTH III sunk off Dover with the loss of 7 crew, by mine laid by UC-5 (Herbert Pustkuchen). (8) 'This same minefield [which had caused the loss of the ANGLIA on 17-NOV-1915] was responsible for the loss of three other vessels, one of which was the trawler FALMOUTH III, Lieutenant H Beadle, DSC, RNR, which actually sank on top of the wreck of the ANGLIA and remained there for several days until dislodged by a gale. 'Two young RNR officers were learning their minesweeping duties under Lieutenant Beadle's instructions. One of them...was drowned...The other...suffered so severely from shock that he was unfit for service at sea for about three months...' (9) Built: 1909 (1)(2)(7)(8) Builder: J Duthie Torry SB Company (1)(2)(7)(8) Where built: Aberdeen (1)(7)(8) Propulsion: Screw-driven, 3-cylinder triple-expansion engine (1) Machinery: aft, by W V V Lidgerwood, Glasgow (2) HP: 64 (1) Boilers: 1 (1) Construction: single deck (2) Fishing Number: BL 12 (7) Crew Lost: 7 (8) Owner: Royal Navy [all sources]; ex. Western Steam Trawling Co. Ltd. (1)(8) Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss Additional sources cited in Shipwreck Index of the British Isles: LR 1914-15 No.75(F)

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Source details : < http://float-trawlers.lancashire.gov.uk/index.php?a=wordsearch&s=item&key=Wczo4OiJmYWxtb3V0aCI7&pg=6 > accessed on 03-FEB-2009
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Early 20th Century
Display Date : Built 1909
Monument End Date : 1909
Monument Start Date : 1909
Monument Type : Fishing Vessel, Trawler
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : First World War
Display Date : Lost 1915
Monument End Date : 1915
Monument Start Date : 1915
Monument Type : Trawler, Admiralty Vessel, Patrol Vessel, Minesweeper
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 1406 16-05-69
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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 2449 22-08-86
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External Cross Reference Number : 2451 08-02-91
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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 323 26-05-89
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TR 43 NW 173
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