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SMS Grosser Kurfurst is a wreck of the German ironclad battleship that sank in 1878 following a collision with the British warship HMS Peterel in the Straits of Dover. The vessel, launched in 1875, represents the ironclad warship technology of the mid-to-late Victorian period and serves as a significant maritime archaeological site. The wreck lies on the seabed off the Kent coast and is protected as a scheduled monument under English heritage legislation. The remains constitute an important record of nineteenth-century naval engineering and international maritime history.
SMS Grosser Kurfurst (1875) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1466825. View the official record →
SMS Grosser Kurfurst is a wreck of the German ironclad battleship that sank in 1878 following a collision with the British warship HMS Peterel in the Straits of Dover. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1466825.
SMS Grosser Kurfurst (1875) is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1466825.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Josephine Willis (3.1 km), Sandgate Castle (6.6 km), Royal Military Canal, Shorncliffe Battery wall (6.7 km).
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