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Trincomalee

SL/E/TRIN/M/10

Admiralty Floating Dock 23 · Floating Doc (AFD23)

Period
Colonial - British
Year sunk
1944
District
Trincomalee
Depth
15.00–40.00 m
Vessel type
Floating Doc, Iron Hull, Bulk Carrier

Location

District: Trincomalee

Province: Eastern

Depth profile

15–40 m

Protection & status

Access
Yes
Legal status
None
Archaeological value
Medium
Physical protection
None
Degradation
Corrosion
Degradation
Fragile
Owner terrain
Sri Lanka Navy
Owner site
Sri Lanka Navy
Threat
Corrosion

Vessel chronology

1944

Year sunk

1940 – 1944

Time period estimate

Record provenance

Recorded
08/08/1944
Last updated
2021-09-13
Biodiversity survey
Incomplete

Data: National Shipwreck Database / CCF–MAU