Maritime record DUN 135 - Wreck of unknown date of the coast of Dunwich. (Un)

Designated wreck off Suffolk Coast at Dunwich. Protected as a 'wreck' (S1).

The Dunwich Bank site lies off the coast of Suffolk, and was found following the recovery of timbers and encrusted cannonballs in a fisherman's net, and through subsequent investigation by a local nautical archaeologist. In 1994 investigations included the recovery of a bronze gun of 16th-century date. Subsequent dives dive confirmed the presence of at least one more bronze cannon, and a 2m high concretion mound. The site was designated on the basis of the presence of the ordnance under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 in 1994. As no timbers have been recorded it is not currently known if the site constitutes a wrecked vessel or a lost cargo without a vessel (S2,S3).