Sunderland Harbour, submarine net

HER Number

12695

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland Harbour, submarine net

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Anti Invasion Defence Site

Site Type: Specific

Anti Submarine Defence

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Second World War 1939 to 1945

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

There was a submarine net over the harbour at Sunderland during the Second World War.

Easting

441200

Northing

558500

Grid Reference

NZ441200558500

Sources

Alan Rudd, pers comm, 2009