It is thought that Hooe or Radford Lake has been a place where boats have been abandoned for centuries. It is a likely spot and has all the requirements, mainly that the Lake is shallow and tidal so boats can be abandoned at high tide yet still accessed when the tide receded. The lake is sheltered from all but the worst weather and the owners of the foreshore allowed boats to be abandoned there. There is access by road so salvaged ships' timbers and fittings can be carried away as the ships are dismantled. The remains of more than 30 vessels can still be seen in the lake and there are likely to be the remains of others hidden under the mud so it is a great place to explore our maritime heritage.
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Name | Location | Built | Description |
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Acacia | Hooe Boatyard, East | Unknown | Fishing boat |
Alfred Rooker | Hooe Lake, East | 1876 | Ketch |
Alice | Hooe Lake, North | 1868 | Steamship, possibly the tug Alice |
Amazon | Hooe Lake, West | 1866 | Ketch |
Arthur | Hooe Lake, East | Unknown | Timber lighter |
Bertie | Hooe Lake, East | 1901 | Thames barge |
Bertie | Hooe Lake, North | Tamar barge [possible] | |
Bon Ami | Hooe Boatyard, East | 1957 | Scottish trawler |
Bulla | Hooe Lake, West | 1873 | Jersey schooner |
Charles Leake II | Hooe Lake, East | 1946 | Admiralty MFV |
Cornubia | Hooe Lake, East | 1896 | Millbrook steam |
Coronella | Hooe Lake, off Hooe Quay | Unknown | Ketch, unknown |
Dolphin | Hooe Lake, North | Unknown | Schooner, unknown |
Flete Lady | Hooe Boatyard, West | 1958 | Trawler built in Plymouth |
Floralie | Hooe Boatyard, West | 1977 | French trawler |
Happy Venture | Hooe Lake, off Hooe Quay | 1953 | Salcombe crabber |
Harbour Launches | Hooe Lake, East | 1947 | Two harbour launches |
Hooe Lake 1 | Hooe Lake, East | Unknown | Fishing boat, unknown |
Hooe Lake 2 | Hooe Lake, East | Unknown | Unknown fibreglass boat |
Hooe Lake 3 | Hooe Lake, East | Unknown | Unknown large vessel, possible schooner |
Hooe Lake 4 | Hooe Lake, East | Unknown | Unknown vessel, possible Tamar barge |
Hooe Lake 5 | Hooe Lake, East | Unknown | Unknown vessel |
Hooe Lake 8 | Hooe Boatyard, East | Unknown | Yacht, unknown |
Hooe Lake 9 | Hooe Boatyard, East | Unknown | Fishing boat, unknown |
Hooe Lake 10 | Hooe Boatyard, East | Unknown | Steel barge |
Hooe Lake 11 | Hooe Boatyard, West | Unknown | Small steel tug |
Hooe Boatyard | Hooe Lake | - | Collection of hulks around the boatyard |
John Sims | Hooe Lake, East | 1873 | Schooner |
Leader | Hooe Lake | 1867 | Turnchapel pilot cutter |
Dignity | Hooe Boatyard, East | Unknown | Fishing boat |
Jade | Hooe Boatyard, East | 1940 | Motor launch |
Pearl | Hooe Lake, East | 1840 | Tamar barge [possible] |
Roger | Hooe Lake, East | 1947 | Motor fishing vessel, then houseboat |
Silver Seagull | Hooe Boatyard, West | 1964 | Belgian trawler |
Wendew | Hooe Lake, East | 1912 | Brixham trawler |
Other Vessels | Hooe Lake | Unknown | Other vessels once in Hooe Lake |
Notes:
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