Wreckage of Submarine HMS G3 at Buckton, Filey Bay, North
WEBJan 24, 2022 · Wreckage of Submarine HMS G3 at Buckton, Filey Bay, North Yorkshire A bried history of how the submarine came ashore & what it looks like in the present day.
FILEY BAY WRECK - 1000080 | Historic England
WEBJul 17, 2002 · The wreck is important within a local dimension, as a shipwreck in Filey Bay, and an international dimension with regard to the survival of a French/American vessel in UK waters. In August 2007 American scientists mounted a £175,000 expedition off Flamborough Head in search of USS Bonhomme Richard.
HMS G3 - Wikipedia
WEBThe submarine later broke free from the shore and drifted back out to sea. She then drifted south, finally running aground under Buckton cliffs in Filey Bay, bow first. A local man, John Webster bought the salvage rights to the vessel and the wreck was scrapped.
Hidden gem UK fishing town with amazing five-mile beach and …
WEBFeb 4, 2024 · A beautiful fishing village with a five mile long beach and the wreckage of a WWI submarine has been highlighted as an underappreciated seaside gem. Filey is a town on the Yorkshire coast...
Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre | HM Submarine G3
WEBThe submarine was lost and adrift for three days before Filey Coastguard sighted her passing Filey Brig and crossing the bay before she came aground at Speeton Cliffs. The towing crew decided that she was best left where she was and made no further attempts at re-floating her and claimed on their insurance for her.
SUBMARINE G.3 - HUNMANBY
WEBThe following morning the submarine was sighted by Filey coastguards who thought she was drifting onto Filey Brig. However, sliding past the end G.3 drifted across Filey Bay to her final resting-place on the white rocks below Speeton cliffs.
Military Histories - Hunmanby and Reighton Gaps
WEBHunmanby and Reighton Gaps. Prior to WW2, the beaches south of Filey and Bridlington were considered as potential landing grounds for a German invasion. Accordingly, the beaches were defended by a chain of strongpoints and individual pill-boxes.
First World War: Submarine Wrecks - Historic England
WEBHistoric England’s marine archaeologists carried out a four-year project spanning the 1914-1918 Centenary to exactly locate the wrecks of German U-Boats and British submarines that sank within territorial waters 12 miles off the English coast during the First World War.
How the fascinating story of the wreck of the Bonhomme Richard …
WEBFeb 11, 2021 · In 1779, the people of Filey gathered on the cliffs to watch the American Revolutionary War unfold before them, as the Bonhomme Richard - a French-built vessel commandeered by a Scottish pirate...
Crimlisk Fisher Archive - Exploring Filey's Past
WEBThe wreck of the Mekong lay forgotten until 1960 when it was reported that many live shells were spilling from it. Naval divers were called in and the wreck was blown up with only the vessel's crest remaining intact, now held by the Crimlisk Fisher Archive.