Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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CONTROLLED EXPLOSION OF ORDNANCE
The dredger 'David Church' whilst operating within Dover harbour picked up what is believed to be an old World War II explosive.
Dover Coastguard has been coordinating with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from Portsmouth and with the Dover Port Authority, to have the explosive taken to a remote area and detonated.
Tony Chester, Watch Manager, Dover Coastguard, says:
"It is the intention of the EOD to detonate the ordnance in a controlled environment in daylight hours. The ordnance is 1metre in length with a 30cm diameter and its fins have rusted off.
The coastguard will be issuing safety broadcasts and warnings to vessels in the area. "
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#2
It's obviously German.
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Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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It wasn't wearing gold-laden trousers, was it?
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Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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#4
Seeing the title, I thought a French Man of War had taken out the top of a hill over the moats scoring a direct hit.
Brian Dixon
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#5
at least the taliban cant be blamed for this one.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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was detonated at 8.45 am 3 miles east of deal pier.
Guest 673- Registered: 16 Jun 2008
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#7
The David Church has been dredging in the corner of the Eastern Docks by the cargo berth for the last few days so imagine that is where they picked up the bomb. Seen here with cargoship Eastern Bay on the Dover Cargo Terminal and the finishing touches being put to the Pier A extension.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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It was probably one of our own, given the number of warships broken up in the area in the 1920s !!
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#9
definitely world war 2.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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and not forgetting that the submarine penns where in that corner untill a few years ago,along with a ship breakers yard etc.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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8, no paul the dimensions were given as one metre by 30cm so it must have been one of theirs. If it had been ours, it would have been a yard long and 12 inches in diameter. QED.
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Guest 644- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#12
If it had fins that had rusted away that would indicate that it was an air-dropped one of theirs. Probably dropped by a Do.17 or Ju.88 in 1940.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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#13
More likely a Heinkel He 111, which was much heavier.
Guest 644- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Hmmm, not convinced. Well, the He.111 was indeed a heavier bomber, but I have a lot of the 1940 Dover daily reports from the National Archives and most reports indicate Stuka, Ju.88 or Do.17 attacks - basically dive bombers which the He.111 was not, and not a role it was suitable for. I don't recall many (if at all) Heinkel attacks on shipping. But there a lot of reports to plough through to be certain so I could be wrong. Some other time I'll check.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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If you dive-bombed in a He.111 the wings would have come off.
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Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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#16
If it's from that era and the fins have rusted away it must be Japanese
Weird Granny Slater
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'It is strictly ill-advised to lie down on a bomb.' Some wise advice from the Dutch security service.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46828770'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Jan Higgins
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