Is it legal to collect at HMS Birkenhead wreck, Danger Point?

Restricted. Protected under South Africa's National Heritage Resources Act 1999 (wrecks over 60 years); any disturbance needs a SAHRA permit and trading in wreck material is prohibited. It is also a designated war grave under a UK-South Africa agreement.

What can you find at HMS Birkenhead wreck, Danger Point?

scattered iron wreckage, fittings, occasional coins historically; war grave

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HMS Birkenhead wreck, Danger Point

Wreck beach Source-confirmed findsRestricted

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Nails and fittings

Wreck timber

Coins and tokens

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), NPS photo (Public domain), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Why this spot

1852 Royal Navy troopship

Troopship struck an uncharted rock on 26 February 1852 with about 450 lost, origin of 'women and children first'; salvors since 1893 found only scattered coins, not the rumoured gold.View source →