2024-03-28T18:10:11+00:00https://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results3110finds-220220MAS-D100220VALVEMODERNTwo small brass valves and one small double valve. The first item has three conections, with two sections of thinner pipe (10 mm diameter approx) still attached perpendicular to threaded fixing, and both twisted. The thicker pipe (38 mm approx) runs parallel and opposite to threaded fixing. In all cases the rest of the pipes have sheared off. The second valve is similar in characteristics to the first, with three connections and a threaded fixing. This valve is slightly smaller and less encrusted, and only one section of thin (10 mm approx) pipe attached perpendicular to threaded fixing. Both valves have quite spherical central sections. Third valve is a double valve, with only one connection perpendicular to threaded fixing and wider second connnection (100 mm approx) opposite and parallel to threaded fixing. This item is heavily encrusted so unsure as to accuracy of interpretation. Both are heavily corroded and in poor condition.These items were recovered from the wreck SS Blanefield. Built in 1898 in Sunderland by the Short Brothers Ltd, the SS Blanefield was a screw driven steamship of 3,411 tons, a cargo carrying coaster. She sank following a collision in broad daylight with the four masted barque Kate Thomas on 1st May 1906 approximately 4 miles from Beachy Head, East Sussex. At the time the SS Blanefield was en route from Junin to Dover carrying a cargo of railway sleepers and lines. The vessel sank in under four minutes with most of the crew being rescued with 21 of the crew of 28 surviving the incident. The Kate Thomas was taken to Southampton under tow on the following day. NRHE and East Sussex HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of SS Blanefield.Transport41411301/183MAS2018-09-02T00:00:00ZVessel component911487East Sussex HER: TV 58 NE 56With finder2018-09-21T08:53:56Z2020-03-26T11:48:55Z22037725315PAS5C50379B001E6C22625East SussexTV588850.670230920.2345585footballs.criminalist.wildflower10MAS MASMASCopper alloy10627Copper alloy10627FabricatedIncompletePoorMODERNMODERNDiving220_IMG_8682.JPG573images/MASRobbie Trevelyan2020-03-26T11:48:55.212Zfinds-219219MAS-D100219VALVEMODERNOne small brass expansion valve. It is wheel operated from two opposite ends, roughly 260 mm apart. Approximately 50 mm in from each wheel there is a piped connection with the pipes roughly 25 mm diameter and both kinking into a right angle. Between the two wheels and the pipe connection, at the centre of the expansion valve, is a large metal boss, possibly where the two ends were fixed together. Item is heavily corroded and in poor condition.This item was recovered from the wreck SS Clara (1906). Little is known or certain regarding this vessel due to confusion with another vessel of the same name that was torpedoed off the coast of Cornwall in 1917. The 1906 sinking, of a vessel known as the SS Clara, occurred following a collision near the Royal Sovereign Light Tower in June of that year. She had been en route from Brest to Dunkirk when she collided with the SS Irisbrook. Following the collision the SS Clara was taken in tow but soon abandoned as her decks became awash and she started to list, before eventually sinking. Divers have previously recovered spoons marked with the name Clara and the shipping line Burdick & Cook from the wreck confirming her identity. The remains of a vessel known as SS Irisbrook can be found to the east of the SS Clara, which itself sank following a collision in 1911, this may represent the remains of the same vessel which collided with the SS Clara in 1906.Transport414119061300/183MAS2018-08-30T00:00:00ZVessel componentWith finder2018-09-21T08:49:54Z2020-03-26T11:48:39Z2193001725315PAS5C50379B001E6C22625East SussexTV698650.649174330.38917197dalmatian.stretched.barons10MAS MASMASCopper alloy10627FabricatedIncompletePoorMODERNMODERNDiving219_IMG_8685.JPG572images/MASRobbie Trevelyan2020-03-26T11:48:39.94Zfinds-193193MAS-D100193ENGINENINETEENTH CENTURYUnidentified non-ferrous object that probably represents part of a ships engine or fixtures and fittings. It appears constructed from a copper alloy, measuring approximately 114 mm by 102 mm, being 52 mm in thickness. The open face of the item exhibits a circular central lug or axle measuring c. 38 mm in diameter, which extends c. 25 mm from the solid rear face. The open face bears a circular aperture, comprising approximately 270 degrees, which flairs out towards the outer edges of the object meeting the top left hand corner on the left side and meeting the edge on the right hand side approximately 25 mm from the upper edge. This circular aperture, with the lug at its centre, has a diameter of c. 95 mm. The interior of the object is not recessed beneath the edges of the aperture and therefore forms a a solid shape between the solid and open faces, conforming to the circumference of the aperture. The solid face, presumably forming the rear of the object, is approximately 6 mm thick. The outline of what may be a screw hole for affixing is visible 3 - 4 mm from the top edge just to right of centre on the solid face. The object has 3 closed and one open side, where the circular aperture flairs outwards. Of the closed sides two are straight, running at right angles to the opens side, with the remaining closed side opposite the open side being slightly curved. This slightly more aesthetically pleasing element may indicate that this is in fact the top edge of the object.
The intended function of the item is not immediately apparent, though clearly something is intended to either run through the object or pivot around the central lug. Though no firm identification has been established the suggested functions include a bearing case, a rail mount, a hinge pivot or a cable relay.This item was found with pepper pot (MAS-D100190).TRANSPORT3941118/183MAS2018-06-03T00:00:00ZVESSEL COMPONENTWith finder2018-06-21T20:58:32Z2020-03-26T13:10:03Z1021935111417415PAS5C5037EF001C0322625East SussexTV768950.674056230.48951592undersigned.participation.rapidity10MAS MASMASCopper alloy10627CompleteNINETEENTH CENTURYMODERNDiving193_193_IMG_01.JPG465images/MASPhil Trim2020-03-26T13:10:03.103Z