Trincomalee

SL/E/TRIN/M/33

Hawker Harricane (UK) · Trinco Aircraft 03

Period: 2 nd World War
Year sunk: 1942
District: Trincomalee
Depth: 60.00–62.00 m
Vessel type: Aircraft, Military Craft

Overview

Remnants of an aircraft at 60-62m depth. Cockpit, wingstubs can be seen. Fuselage to aft from cockpit is missing. The propeller or engine is missing.

Suspected to be either a World War II crash or a sea dumping.

Location

District: Trincomalee

Province: Eastern

Depth profile

60–62 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
Authority: Sri Lanka Navy
Threat: Salvage

Vessel chronology

1942

Year sunk

1939 – 1942

Time period estimate

NSD-0039

SL/E/IRAK/M/01

Period: Colonial - British
District: Trincomalee
Depth: 6–9 m

NSD-0040

SL/E/UPPU/M/02

Period: Colonial - Dutch
District: Trincomalee
Depth: 41–43 m

NSD-0041

SL/E/TRIN/M/04

District: Trincomalee
Depth: 1–18 m

Vakarei

SL/E/KAYA/M/11

Period: 2 nd World War
District: Batticaloa
Depth: 13–25 m